Title :
Photon counting techniques for the bandlimited optical channel
Author :
Lee, C. ; Gray, A.
Abstract :
Two methods of estimating received photon counts given a realistic noisy and bandlimited optical channel are presented. The function of estimating photon counts is critical in any optical communications receiver. The purpose of this work is to compare two methods - neither of which is generically optimal with realistic channels - for the purpose of assessing which is more appropriate for application in a hardware receiver given the current state-of-the art
Keywords :
optical receivers; photon counting; bandlimited optical channel; hardware receiver; optical communications receiver; photon counting; Background noise; Biomedical optical imaging; Detectors; Mars; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Parameter estimation; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8870-4
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2005.1559451
