Computation of the Q-Factor in Optical Fiber Systems Using an Accurate Receiver Model

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0269-8433
 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5184-3695

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2003-03-23

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Lima, I. T., A. O. Lima, J. Zweck, and C. R. Menyuk. "Computation of the Q-Factor in Optical Fiber Systems Using an Accurate Receiver Model". In Optical Fiber Communication Conference (2003), Paper MF81, MF81. Optica Publishing Group, 2003. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?uri=OFC-2003-MF81.

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Fiber optic communications
Optical amplifiers
Optical systems
Optical signal to noise ratio
Optical filters
UMBC Optical Fiber Communications Laboratory
UMBC High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF)
Optical fibers
UMBC Computational Photonics Lab

Abstract

We derive an analytical expression that explicitly relates the Q-factor to the optical signal-to-noise ratio in optical fiber transmission systems with any given pulse shape and receiver characteristics using an accurate receiver model.