POISSON TRANSFORM CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTOELECTRIC COUNTS.
Abstract
The photodetector is inherently a quantum mechanical device, which produces an electric current when exposed to light. The number of electrons emitted in a given time can only be described statistically. Nevertheless, the device is of significant interest in the field of optical communications. Previous work has shown that if a tractable formula describing the probabilistic behavior is available for the photoelectrons, then a statistical description of the incident light may be formally obtained. This thesis arrived at the same result, with the development proceeding in an alternate manner. Several methods which may be of practical value in effecting this result are discussed. Within the thesis it is also demonstrated that the mathematics describing the statistical behavior of photoelectrons may be used in describing a new sampling theorem for communication theory. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0666468
Entities
People
- Leslie Earl Jacobs
Organizations
- University of Delaware