Title :
On evaluating the performance of error-correcting codes in lasercom PPM systems with direct detection
Author :
Zhou Xiaomai ; Xiong Zhaofei ; Huang Tiexia
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
A simple method of evaluating the maximum likelihood (ML) decoding performance in coded pulse position modulation (PPM) laser communication (lasercom) systems with direct detection is given for both shot-noise limited Poisson and thermal-noise limited avalanche photodetection (APD) receivers.<>
Keywords :
decoding; error correction codes; laser beam applications; maximum likelihood estimation; optical communication; optical links; optical modulation; optical receivers; pulse position modulation; random noise; ML decoding; Poisson noise; avalanche photodetection receivers; direct detection; error-correcting codes; lasercom PPM systems; maximum likelihood decoding; performance; pulse position modulation; shot-noise; thermal-noise; Decoding; Error correction codes; Error probability; Gaussian noise; Modulation coding; Noise reduction; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Poisson equations; Upper bound;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '93. Proceedings. Computer, Communication, Control and Power Engineering.1993 IEEE Region 10 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1233-3
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1993.328031
