Title :
Multicanonical communication system modeling-application to PMD statistics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The authors extend multicanonical sampling to the determination of probability density functions in communications systems. The resulting easily programmed iterative procedure generates the probability of both frequent and rare events with equivalent accuracy. The applicability of the technique is verified through a calculation of the differential group delay probability distribution in a multisection polarization emulator.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; delays; iterative methods; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; probability; sampling methods; PMD statistics; communications systems; differential group delay probability distribution; equivalent accuracy; frequent events; iterative procedure; multicanonical communication system modeling; multicanonical sampling; multisection polarization emulator; probability density functions; rare events; Communication systems; Delay; Monte Carlo methods; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Probability distribution; Sampling methods; Statistics; Tail;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.803897
