BER penalty of burst-mode receiver in optical multiaccess network

We have proposed a theoretical model for the BER penalty calculation of digital optical burst-mode receivers employed in a multiaccess TDMA network. This model can be applied to uncoded (NRZ) data as well as line coded (mBnB) data. The theoretical results agree well with simulation results and it can be used to explain the observed power penalty of previously reported burst-mode receivers.