Title :
Probability distribution of time of arrival of photoevents for a stationary optical field (Corresp.)
Author :
Saleh, Bahaa E.A.
fDate :
3/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple relation is found between the probability distribution of time of arrival of photoevents and the moment-generating function of the detected optical energy of a general stationary optical field. This is applied to the case of a Gaussian-Lorentzian field and the case of a mixture of coherent and thermal light.
Keywords :
Optical signal detection; Time-of-arrival estimation; Bandwidth; Energy measurement; Equations; Gaussian processes; Optical detectors; Optical fiber communication; Photodetectors; Probability distribution; Stochastic processes; Ultraviolet sources;
Journal_Title :
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIT.1974.1055188