A covariance matrix method to compute bit error rates in a highly nonlinear dispersion-managed soliton system

Author

Holzlöhner, Ronald ; Menyuk, Curtis R. ; Kath, William L. ; Grigoryan, Vladimir S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, MD, USA

Volume

15

Issue

5

fYear

2003

fDate

5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

688

Lastpage

690

Abstract

We completely describe the covariance matrix method for the first time, and we use it to compute the noise evolution in a 10-Gb/s single-channel dispersion-managed soliton system propagating over 24000 km. The linearization assumption upon which the covariance matrix method is based breaks down, unless we explicitly separate the phase and timing jitter of each pulse from the noise. We describe a procedure for carrying out this separation.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; covariance matrices; error statistics; jitter; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical noise; optical solitons; spectral analysis; 10 Gbit/s; 24000 km; Monte Carlo simulation; amplifier noise; bit error rates; covariance matrix method; highly nonlinear dispersion-managed soliton system; jitter separation; linearization assumption; noise evolution; phase jitter; single-channel dispersion-managed soliton system; spectral analysis; timing jitter; Covariance matrix; Error analysis; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Phase noise; Solitons; Timing jitter;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.809975

Filename

1196137