Optimization of a pyramidal fly-eye diversity receiver for optical wireless systems under the influence of multipath dispersion and background noise

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 401-406

  Al Ghamdi, A G ^a   Elmirghani, J M H ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity detection; Multipath dispersion; Optical wireless; Pyramidal fly eye detector

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIVERSITY RECEPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTODETECTORS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIVERSITY DETECTION; DIVERSITY RECEIVER; OPTICAL WIRELESS SYSTEMS; PYRAMIDAL FLY-EYE DETECTOR;

SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

EID: 0037420170     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10776     Document Type: Article

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