PPM demodulation: On approaching fundamental limits of optical communications

Saikat Guha, Jonathan L. Habif, Masahiro Takeoka

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Abstract

We consider the problem of demodulating M-ary optical PPM (pulse-position modulation) waveforms, and propose a structured receiver whose mean probability of symbol error is smaller than all known receivers, and approaches the quantum limit. The receiver uses photodetection coupled with optimized phase-coherent optical feedback control and a phase-sensitive parametric amplifier. We present a general framework of optical receivers known as the conditional pulse nulling receiver, and present new results on ultimate limits and achievable regions of spectral versus photon efficiency tradeoffs for the single-spatial-mode pure-loss optical communication channel.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2010 - Proceedings
Pages2038-2042
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2010 - Austin, TX, United States
Duration: Jun 13 2010Jun 18 2010

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)2157-8103

Other

Other2010 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin, TX
Period6/13/106/18/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Applied Mathematics

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