Effects of Cross-Correlation Interference on an Optical Code Division Multiple Access Communication System.

Abstract

The effects of cross-correlation interference and intensity fading on the error rate performance of an optical code division multiple-access communication system are investigated. The system model is a multiaccess satellite repeater in which user separation is accomplished by direct sequence modulation. The analysis is for direct detection, optical polarization modulation systems. Generalized expressions for the conditional probability of error for the uplink and downlink channels are derived in terms of the number of active users, signal strength and the normalized cross-correlation between user codes. Numerical results are obtained for systems of two users, for both length 31 and 127 Gold codes. Analysis of a random sampling of the length 31 codes has shown that performance is significantly dependent on the magnitude of the normalized second moment of the cross-correlation between user codes. Further analysis showed that the error probability decreases with increasing code length. The multiuser capabilities of the uplink and downlink channels were shown to differ significantly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092523

Entities

People

  • George Dennis Peterson

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Circular Polarization
  • Code Division Multiple Access
  • Communication Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • Laser Radar
  • Modulation
  • Multiple Access
  • Multiplexing
  • Optical Detection
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Random Variables
  • Satellite Communications
  • Time Division Multiple Access

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space