DocumentCode
786691
Title
Analytical expression for the bit error rate of cascaded all-optical regenerators
Author
Mørk, Jesper ; Öhman, Filip ; Bischoff, Svend
Author_Institution
Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Volume
15
Issue
10
fYear
2003
Firstpage
1479
Lastpage
1481
Abstract
We derive an approximate analytical expression for the bit error rate of cascaded fiber links containing all-optical 2R-regenerators. A general analysis of the interplay between noise due to amplification and the degree of reshaping (nonlinearity) of the regenerator is performed.
Keywords
error statistics; optical fibre networks; optical noise; optical repeaters; all-optical 2R-regenerators; bit error rate; cascaded all-optical regenerators; cascaded fiber links; nonlinearity; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Noise level; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Performance analysis; Repeaters; Semiconductor device noise; Transfer functions;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2003.818059
Filename
1232997
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