This paper examines code-division multiple-access (CDMA) techniques us
ed in unslotted fiber optic packet net works, Since the inherent prope
rties and signal processing of the conventional communication channels
are different from those of the fiber-optic channels, new code sequen
ces must be constructed for fiber-optic applications, In unslotted sys
tems, the exact solution is very difficult to obtain, Therefore, two a
pproximation methods are presented to analyze the performance of such
systems. Simulation is performed to verify the accuracy of the results
.