This chapter provides a relatively low-level introduction to the problem of rare event
simulation with Monte Carlo methods and to a class of methods known as variance …

The Multicanonical Monte Carlo (MMC) technique is a new form of adaptive importance
sampling (IS). Thanks to its blind adaptation algorithm, it does not require an in-depth …

We present a thorough numerical study of intensity noise mitigation of spectrum sliced
wavelength-division multiplexing (SS-WDM) systems employing a nonlinear semiconductor …

Optical equalization in fiber-optic systems is theoretically investigated. First, a wide variety of
optical equalizers is presented by giving their equivalent models, by describing the basic …

In this paper we study the robustness of linear pulses, solitons, and dispersion-managed
solitons, under the influence of random perturbations. First, we address the problem of the …

The properties of the waveplate hinge model of polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) are
studied in detail, and its statistics are compared to those of the traditional hinge model based …

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We introduce a fully deterministic computationally efficient method for characterizing the
effect of nonlinearity in optical fiber transmission systems that utilize wavelength division …

We describe an iterative method capable of determining large deviations responsible for
rare events of interest in lightwave systems with additive noise. The method makes use of …

We introduce several easily programmed techniques that enhance the accuracy of
multicanonical sampling. With minor modifications to the standard technique, our methods …