Title :
An experimental realization of biased multicanonical sampling
Author :
Lu, Tao ; Yevick, David O. ; Hamilton, Brett ; Dumas, Derek ; Reimer, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Waterloo, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate that the properties of functions of stochastic system parameters can be rapidly determined experimentally within any desired region of the system observables through the biased multicanonical procedure.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; sampling methods; stochastic systems; biased sampling; communication systems; fiber-optics links; multicanonical sampling; optical communication; polarization-mode dispersion; stochastic system parameters; Bit error rate; Histograms; Monte Carlo methods; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability distribution; Random variables; Sampling methods; Stochastic systems; Communication systems; fiber-optics links and subsystems; optical communication; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD); probability; simulation; systems;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.859489
