Abstract
<para xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> A model is presented for the bit error rate (BER) contributed by the receiver in an optical telecommunications system that includes the effects of ionizing carrier velocity and dead space in the avalanche photodiode (APD), and of additive circuit noise. The probability distribution functions of bit charge used to calculate BER are not, as is commonly assumed, Gaussian, confirming the need to compute directly the receiver statistics. Integrating the current over the central section of the bit period can minimize intersymbol interference. The assumption that carriers travel for ionization with infinite velocity underestimates BER in InP APDs with short avalanche region widths, <formula formulatype="inline"><tex>$w≪0.4$</tex></formula> mm, and overestimates BER when <formula formulatype="inline"><tex>$w>0.4$</tex></formula> mm. Models assuming constant carrier velocity or allowing for velocity enhancement predict distinctly different BER over a wide range of avalanche width and multiplication because of the manner in which the current evolves during the bit period. </para>
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