Improvement of Bit Error Rate in Fiber Optic Communications

Abstract

The bit error rate (BER) is the percentage of bits that have errors relative to the total number of bits received in a transmission. The different modulation techniques scheme is suggested for improvement of BER in fiber optic communications. The developed scheme has been tested on optical fiber systems operating with a non-return-to-zero (NRZ) format at transmission rates of up to 10Gbps. Numerical simulations have shown a noticeable improvement of the system BER after optimization of the suggested processing operation on the detected electrical signals at central wavelengths in the region of 1310 nm.