Reply To: BER vs Q factor

[Alessandro FestaParticipant]

Hi Alitsu,

ok, I have always considered Q-factor in dB because that is the unit I use the most 🙂
I do not understand when you say that Q=9 corresponds to BER=1E-9…my calculations say that Q=9 (linear) is a BER=3.8E-20…am I calculating it wrong?

Thanks,

Alessandro