DocumentCode :
758156
Title :
Performance of Optical Receivers with Avalanche Photodetection
Author :
Sorensen, N. ; Gagliardi, R.
Author_Institution :
Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA, prev with Univ of S.Calif., Los Angeles
Volume :
27
Issue :
9
fYear :
1979
fDate :
9/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1315
Lastpage :
1321
Abstract :
This paper reports the results of a computer study to numerically evaluate the digital performance of an optical receiver with avalanche photodetectors. Exact and approximate APD statistics were implemented and error probabilities in the range 
to 
were computed. Both shot-noise and receiver-noise limited conditions were examined, and on-off keying, binary pulse comparison, multilevel intensity, and PPM signaling formats are considered.
to were computed. Both shot-noise and receiver-noise limited conditions were examined, and on-off keying, binary pulse comparison, multilevel intensity, and PPM signaling formats are considered.Keywords :
ASK signal detection; Avalanche photodiodes; Optical signal detection; PPM signal detection; Error probability; Noise level; Optical noise; Optical propagation; Optical receivers; Photodetectors; Power system modeling; Pulse modulation; Speech enhancement; Statistics;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0090-6778
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1979.1094555
Filename :
1094555
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