• DocumentCode
    2242012
  • Title

    Power gain of homodyne detection over direct detection receivers for free space optical communication in the presence of interference

  • Author

    Lee, Etty J. ; Chan, Vincent W S

  • Author_Institution
    Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Diversity mitigates fades, but increasing diversity does not always improve direct detectionpsilas performance in the presence of interference. We find the power gain of homodyne over direct detection with optimal diversity, with and without interference.
  • Keywords
    diversity reception; homodyne detection; light interference; optical receivers; optical signal detection; direct detection receivers; free space optical communication; homodyne detection; light interference; optimal diversity; power gain; Background noise; Fading; Interference; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optimized production technology; Probability; Signal detection; Space technology; Statistics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571705