• 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