• DocumentCode
    932324
  • Title

    Capacity and cutoff rate for Poisson-type channels

  • Author

    Davis, Mark H A

  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    11/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    710
  • Lastpage
    715
  • Abstract
    The capacity of a Poisson-type channel subject both to peak amplitude and average energy constraints is calculated, and its relation to the cutoff rate given by Snyder and Rhodes is determined in the "very noisy" case.
  • Keywords
    Optical communications; Poisson processes; Channel capacity; Digital systems; Noise level; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Signal design; Signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIT.1980.1056262
  • Filename
    1056262