BINARY DETECTION IN AN OPTICAL POLARIZATION MODULATION COMMUNICATION CHANNEL.

Abstract

An exact derivation is presented for the binary detection probability for an optical polarization modulation communication system. A Gaussian approximation to this formulation is developed, and a comparison between the exact derivation and approximation is shown. As the background noise level increases for a fixed signal level, the results of the exact derivation converge to the classical results given by the Gaussian approximation. However, for low signal levels the Gaussian analysis yields a probability of detection error that is over conservative by an order of magnitude. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0475375

Entities

People

  • W. K. Pratt

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Background Noise
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Techniques
  • Detection
  • Modulation
  • Noise
  • Polarization
  • Probability

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Linear Algebra
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.