Title :
Calculation of the bit-error ratio in wavelength-division-multiplexed return-to-zero systems when the nonlinear penalty is dominated collision-induced timing jitter
Author :
Sinkin, Oleg V. ; Grigoryan, Vladimir S. ; Zweck, John ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution :
Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We analyze the accuracy of a simple approach for calculating the BER in WDM-RZ systems, where the principal nonlinear impairment is collision-induced timing jitter. This approach produces BERs that are accurate to within one order of magnitude.
Keywords :
error statistics; jitter; wavelength division multiplexing; BER; WDM-RZ systems; bit-error ratio; collision-induced timing jitter; nonlinear impairment; nonlinear penalty; return-to-zero systems; wavelength-division-multiplexing; Bit error rate; Crosstalk; Gaussian approximation; Gaussian noise; Nonlinear distortion; Optical distortion; Optical pulses; Probes; Timing jitter; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215784
