• DocumentCode
    1238503
  • Title

    Bit Error Probability for Baseband and Subcarrier Optical Communication Systems

  • Author

    Lee, Gary M. ; Fluchel, Ralph B. ; Paddon, Earl A. ; Torretta, David C.

  • Author_Institution
    McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics Company, St. Louis, MO
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    1/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    55
  • Lastpage
    62
  • Abstract
    Digital baseband and digital subcarrier noncoherent optical communication systems are considered in this paper. Expressions are developed for the bit error probability of optical subcarrier systems which use a nonliner polarization modulator and either a one-detector or a two-detector receiver, The expressions are evaluated numerically, and the results are used to compare the one- and two-detector subcarrier systems with the corresponding one- and two-detector baseband systems for a fLxed bit error probability.
  • Keywords
    Optical signal detection; Bandwidth; Baseband; Digital modulation; Error probability; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Polarization; Pulse modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0090-6778
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCOM.1974.1092066
  • Filename
    1092066