DocumentCode
1466890
Title
Performance of an optical receiver employing an avalanche photodetector in the presence of timing uncertainty
Author
Gangopadhyay, R. ; Datta, D. ; Chandrasekhar, C.
Author_Institution
Indian Institute of Technology, Centre for Research and Training in Radar and Communication, Kharagpur, India
Volume
55
Issue
2
fYear
1985
Firstpage
61
Lastpage
66
Abstract
The performance of an optical receiver employing an avalanche photodetector (APD) in the presence of timing uncertainty of the receiver sync subsystem is evaluated using Gaussian approximation to the APD output statistics.
Keywords
avalanche photodiodes; digital communication systems; optical communication equipment; photodetectors; synchronisation; APD; Gaussian approximation; avalanche photodetector; optical receiver; output statistics; receiver sync subsystem; synchronisation; timing uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronic and Radio Engineers, Journal of the Institution of
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0267-1689
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/jiere.1985.0022
Filename
5261618
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