Title :
The Effect of Pulse Shape and Duty Cycle on Laser Binary Communication Systems
Author :
Lachs, Gerard ; Quarato, James A.
Author_Institution :
The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pa. 16802
fDate :
3/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The result of an investigation of the effects of pulse shape and duty cycle on the probability of error are presented for a pulse-gated binary modulation (PGBM) laser communication system when the background irradiance has the important Lorentzian spectral shape.
Keywords :
Chaotic communication; Detectors; Laser modes; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods; Signal to noise ratio; Spectral shape;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1975.308066