DocumentCode
756464
Title
Measured Performance of a Laser Intensity Subcarrier Phase Shift Keyed Direct Detection Optical Communication System
Author
Davidson, F. ; Marshalek, R.
Author_Institution
John Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
Volume
27
Issue
2
fYear
1979
fDate
2/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
522
Lastpage
524
Abstract
The performance of both optimal and much simpler suboptimal direct detection optical communication receiver structures was directly measured and found to be nearly identical for laser intensity subcarrier PSK communication through both free space and atmospheric (log-normal fading) channels.
Keywords
Fading channels; Optical radio communication; Optical signal detection; PSK signal detection; Fading; Integral equations; Intensity modulation; Masers; Optical detectors; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Phase detection; Phase measurement; Phase shift keying;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0090-6778
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCOM.1979.1094391
Filename
1094391
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