Abstract
Errors in nonlinear lightwave systems are often associated with rare, noise‐induced, large deviations of the signal. We present a method to determine the most probable manner in which such rare events occur by solving a sequence of constrained optimization problems. These results then guide importance‐sampled Monte Carlo simulations to determine the events' probabilities. The method applies to a general class of intensity‐based optical detectors and to arbitrarily shaped and multiple pulses.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 159-173 |
Journal | Studies in Applied Mathematics |
Volume | 137 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 19 Apr 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2016 |