Abstract
A NEW APPROXIMATE TECHNIQUE FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF DIGITAL FIBER-OPTIC SYSTEMS EMPLOYING IN AVALANCHE PHOTODIODERECEIVER IS PRESENTED. THE ESSENCE OF THE NEW TECHNIQUE IS A POINT TRANSFORMATION, THE NORMALIZING TRANSFORM, WHICH CONVERTS THE SIGNAL-DEPENDENT NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH PHOTODETECTION AND AVALANCHE GAIN FLUCTUATIONS INTO SIGNAL-INDEPENDENT NOISE. THE NEW TECHNIQUE IS AS SIMPLE AS A GAUSSIAN APPROXIMATION YET IS MORE ACCURATE.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1171-1178 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | J OPT SOC AM |
Volume | V 72 |
Issue number | N 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1982 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering