Title :
Optical Communication System Performance with Tracking Error Induced Signal Fading
Author :
Tycz, M. ; Fitzmaurice, M.W. ; Premo, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Laser Data Systems Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
fDate :
9/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
System performance is determined for an optical communication system using noncoherent detection in the presence of tracking error induced signal fading assuming 1) binary on-off modulation (OOK) with both fixed and adaptive threshold receivers, and 2) binary polarization modulation (BPM). BPM is shown to maintain its inherent 2-3 dB advantage over OOK when adaptive thresholding is used, and to have a substantially greater advantage when the OOK system is restricted to a fixed decision threshold.
Keywords :
Optical detection; Apertures; Degradation; Fading; Maximum likelihood detection; Optical fiber communication; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Peak to average power ratio; Random variables; System performance;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1973.1091779
