OpticalLinkReceiver.ComputeSNRForReceivedPower(TimeSpan, Variable) Method

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Description

Determines the optical receiver SNR in dB according to the ReceiverType property and a given received power. All receiver types use a bandwidth derived via the OpticalLink BitRate and ModulationType properties.

Timing Precision Mode

This page describes functionality in nanosecond timing precision mode.

Click here to see the documentation for this object in millisecond timing precision mode.

Method Signature

OpticalLinkReceiver.ComputeSNRForReceivedPower(	TimeSpan epoch,
	Variable power)

Arguments

epoch
Description:	The epoch at which to calculate optical receiver SNR.

power
Description:	The received power.
Units:	dBm

Return Value

Type:

number

The value of the computed SNR for the provided incident power at the receiver.

Syntax

myVariable1 = myOpticalLinkReceiver1.ComputeSNRForReceivedPower(myTimeSpan1, myVariable2);