Error estimation in Multicanonical Monte Carlo simulations with applications to polarization-mode-dispersion emulators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3781-3789

  Lima, Aurenice O ^a,b   Lima Jr , Ivan T ^b   Menyuk, Curtis R ^a  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^b North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Multicanonical Monte Carlo (MMC) simulations; Optical communications; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD); Statistical error

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSION (WAVES); ERROR ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY;

BOOTSTRAP TECHNIQUES; DIFFERENTIAL GROUP DELAY; ERROR ESTIMATION; MULTICANONICAL MONTE CARLO (MMC) SIMULATIONS; POLARIZATION-MODE-DISPERSION EMULATORS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 30344460656     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.857728     Document Type: Article

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