Citation
Abstract
The calculation of symbol-error probabilities for uncoded pulse-position modulation using a Webb-modeled avalanche photodiode receiver in the presence of additive Gaussian thermal noise is discussed. Performance curves for 256-ary pulseposition modulation obtained through Monte Carlo simulation as well as a numerical upper bound are presented. The Webb-plus-Gaussian model for the distribution of the received signal is compared with the much simpler Gaussian-only approximation. Results are presented for both fixed and optimized values of the avalanche photodiode gain parameter.
Keywords
pulse position modulation
avalanche photodiode
optical receiver
Details
- Volume
- 42-134
- Published
- August 15, 1998
- Pages
- 1–11
- File Size
- 303.8 KB