DocumentCode :
781441
Title :
Optimum Joint Slot and Symbol Synchronization for the Optical PPM Channel
Author :
Georghiades, Costas N.
Author_Institution :
Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Volume :
35
Issue :
6
fYear :
1987
fDate :
6/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
632
Lastpage :
636
Abstract :
A maximum-likelihood statistic for pulse-position-modulation (PPM) symbol synchronization in the absence of slot synchronization is derived for the direct-direction optical channel from noisy observations of randomly modulated data, observed through a window 
symbols wide. Two approximations to the optimal rule that are easier to implement are also derived and their performance analyzed by computer simulations. It is seen that the performance of one approximation, which is quite easy to implement, is almost identical to the more complex approximation.
symbols wide. Two approximations to the optimal rule that are easier to implement are also derived and their performance analyzed by computer simulations. It is seen that the performance of one approximation, which is quite easy to implement, is almost identical to the more complex approximation.Keywords :
Optical modulation/demodulation; Pulse-position modulation; Communications Society; Computer simulation; Maximum likelihood estimation; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Performance analysis; Pulse modulation; Statistics;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0090-6778
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1987.1096824
Filename :
1096824
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