Title :
High performance receivers for optical communications
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Coll. of North Wales, Bangor, UK
Abstract :
The principles underlying optical detection are reviewed and the practical realisation of devices and receivers for digital optical communications is discussed. Some emphasis is placed on the advanced receiver signal processing techniques-both electronic and optoelectronic-that are now coming forward to provide a performance approaching the fundamental limits imposed by quantum mechanical considerations
Keywords :
digital communication systems; optical communication equipment; photodiodes; receivers; signal detection; signal processing; APD; digital optical communications; noise sources; optical detection; p-i-n diodes; photodiodes; receivers; signal processing techniques;
Journal_Title :
Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal
