Low frequency sampling adaptive thresholding for free-space optical communication receivers with multiplicative noise

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5160, Issue , 2003, Pages 355-368

  Burris, H R ^a   Moore, C ^b   Vilcheck, M ^b   Mahon, R ^c   Stell, M ^a   Suite, M ^b   Davis, M ^d   Scharpf, W ^b   Reed, A ^b   Rabinovich, W ^b   Gilbreath, C ^b   Oh, E ^b   Namazi, N M ^e  

^a RESEARCH SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d HONEYWELL   (United States)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive signal processing; Adaptive threshold; Optical communications

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING; ADAPTIVE THRESHOLD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTODIODES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TURBULENCE;

SPACE OPTICS;

EID: 16544376980     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.507553     Document Type: Conference Paper

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