DocumentCode
940345
Title
Biased multicanonical sampling
Author
Lu, Tao ; Yevick, David
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Waterloo, Ont., Canada
Volume
17
Issue
7
fYear
2005
fDate
7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1420
Lastpage
1422
Abstract
A modified multicanonical method is introduced that improves computational accuracy within selected regions of system parameters. The numerical accuracy of the method is established by evaluating the joint distribution function of first- and second-order polarization-mode dispersion in weakly birefringent optical fibers.
Keywords
birefringence; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; sampling methods; biased sampling; birefringent optical fibers; computational accuracy; first-order polarization-mode dispersion; joint distribution function; multicanonical sampling; optical communication; second-order polarization-mode dispersion; Birefringence; Computational modeling; Distribution functions; Histograms; Monte Carlo methods; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability distribution; Sampling methods; Communication systems; fiber optics links and subsystems; optical communication; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD); probability; simulation; systems;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2005.849981
Filename
1453630
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