Accurate sensitivity in optically preamplified direct detection
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Paolo Martelli1, Silvia M Pietralunga, Dario Nicodemi
1CoreCom, Via G. Colombo 81, 20133 Milan, Italy. martelli@corecom.it
Abstract:
We present a novel model for calculating the bit error rate in optical communication systems in the case of on-off keying intensity modulation and optically preamplified direct detection. The model accounts for the intersymbol interference and is based on the Laguerre photon-count probability distribution predicted by photodetection theory. For a non-return-to-zero modulation format an accurate value of the sensitivity for a quantum-limited receiver of 33.9 photons/bit is obtained.

