Abstract
The basic theory of importance sampling (IS) as relevant to polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) in optical fibers is discussed, and its application to Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of PMD-induced transmission impairments is demonstrated. The use of IS allows rare PMD events to be simulated much more efficiently than with standard MC methods. As a consequence, methods employing IS provide natural and effective tools to assess PMD-induced impairments and outages in optical transmission systems at realistic probability levels.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1201-1215 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2004 |
Funding
Manuscript received July 5, 2003; revised November 14, 2003. This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number DMS-0 101 476.
Keywords
- Importance sampling (IS)
- Monte Carlo (MC) simulations,
- Optical fiber communications
- Polarization-mode dispersion (PMD)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics