Comparison of bit-error ratios for receiver models with integrate-and-dump and realistic electrical filters using the Gaussian approximation

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Kalra, Anshul, John Zweck, and Curtis R. Menyuk. “Comparison of Bit-Error Ratios for Receiver Models with Integrate-and-Dump and Realistic Electrical Filters Using the Gaussian Approximation.” In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies (2004), Paper CWA24, CWA24. Optica Publishing Group, 2004. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?uri=CLEO-2004-CWA24.

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A comparison of receiver models with integrate-and-dump and Bessel electrical filters, using the Gaussian approximation of the voltage probability density functions, show that the bit-error ratios are comparable but the decision thresholds differ significantly.