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ENE 623 Optical Networks. Lecture 8. Comparison of modulaters. Optical Receiver. Converts optical signals to electrical signals. Photons to electrons. Consider the noise at the receiving side using SNR or BER. Optical Receiver. Photon Statistics. Poisson Distribution
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ENE 623 Optical Networks Lecture 8
Optical Receiver • Converts optical signals to electrical signals. • Photons to electrons. • Consider the noise at the receiving side using SNR or BER.
Photon Statistics • Poisson Distribution • P( ) = Probability that N photons will arrive during time interval T. • N = number of photoelectrons produced in time interval T. • = rT = the average number of photoelectrons in time T. • r = average rate at which photoelectrons are produced.
Photon Statistics • The Poisson distribution has the interesting property that the variance and the mean are equal. • Mean square deviation in N = average value of N.
Gaussian probability • Gaussian probability distribution function is a good approximation to Poisson distribution function for sufficiently large, say .
Gaussian probability • Assume that the variance and the meal are equal as in Poisson distribution, we have
Probability of error in digital communication • Average number of electrons in time T for “0” transmitted = • Average number of electrons in time T for “1” transmitted = • Probability of error is the area of tail of Gaussian distribution.
Probability of error in digital communication • If equal number of “1’s” and “0’s” transmitted, then the probability of error is equal to ‘bit error rate’ or BER.
Probability of error in digital communication • The area under a curve to one side of a point = is given by a Q-function.
Probability of error in digital communication • Relate BER to electrical signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in receiver. • ns = number of photoelectrons per time interval produced by turning light on. • = root mean square deviation in number of photoelect.rons per time interval
Example • In an optical communications experiment, an average of m1, photons is detected when a “1” is transmitted and m0 when a “0” is transmitted. What is m1 for error rates of 10-3 and 10-10, if (a) m0 = 0 and (b) m0 = 1. Assume Poisson statistics.