Effect of beat noise on the performance of two-dimensional time-spreading/wavelength-hopping optical code-division multiple-access systems

T.M.A. Bazan, D.A. Harle, I. Andonovic, M. Meenakshi

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Abstract

The effect of beat noise on optical code-division multiple-access (OCDMA) systems using a range of two-dimensional (2-D) time-spreading/wavelength-hopping (TW) code families is presented. A derivation of a general formula for the error probability of the system is given. The properties of the 2-D codes--namely, the structure, length, and cross-correlation characteristics--are found to have a great influence on system performance. Improved performance can be obtained by use of real-time dynamic thresholding.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)121-129
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Optical Networking
Volume4
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • fiber optics
  • optical communications
  • optical code

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