Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Jun 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004spie.5338..163v&link_type=abstract
Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVI. Edited by Mecherle, G. S.; Young, Cynthia Y.; Stryjewski, John S. Proceeding
Computer Science
Performance
1
Scientific paper
An optical array receiver concept is developed and analyzed. It is shown that for ground-based reception, the number of array elements can be increased without any performance degradation, as long as the array telescope diameters exceed the coherence-length of the atmosphere. Maximum likelihood detection of turbulence-degraded signal fields is developed for the case of pulse-position modulated (PPM) signals observed in the presence of background radiation. Performance of optical array receivers is compared to single-aperture receivers with diameters ranging from 4 to 8 meters, both in the presence of turbulence and in a turbulence-free environment such as space. It is shown that in the absence of atmospheric turbulence, single-aperture receivers outperform receiver arrays when significant background radiation is present. However, it is also shown that for ground-based reception of deep-space signals, the number of array elements can be as great as several thousand without incurring any performance degradation relative to a large single-aperture receiver.
Andrews Kona
Lau Chi-Wung
Mukai R.
Srinivasan Meera
Vilnrotter Victor A.
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