Accession Number:

AD0725762

Title:

Photoelectron Counting in Optical Communications.

Descriptive Note:

Final scientific rept. 1 Jan 70-31 Mar 71,

Corporate Author:

DELAWARE UNIV NEWARK DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Bolgiano,L. Paul , Jr.
• Lutz,Bruce C.

Report Date:

1971-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

Scientific results are reported on a combined theoretical and experimental investigation of the processing of photoelectron counts as a means for observing low intensity optical communication signals. It is shown that the numbers of photoelectrons counted within successive equal time intervals, constitute a discrete-time signal which has the second moment correlation statistics of a signal with additive independent noise, and which can be processed by linear techniques. This count signal is shown also to have non-linear characteristics which can be represented statistically by higher order correlation functions. Author

Descriptors:

• (*PHOTOELECTRONS
• COUNTING METHODS)
• (*OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
• DETECTION)
• POWER SPECTRA
• INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS
• FOURIER ANALYSIS
• PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES
• NONLINEAR SYSTEMS

Subject Categories:

• Optical Detection and Detectors
• Infrared Detection and Detectors
• Non-Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE