Optimal detector of laser radiation pulses transmitted by a turbulent atmosphere

R. A. Kazaryan, A. V. Oganesyan


Abstract: An analysis is made of the reception of optical signals transmitted by a turbulent atmosphere. A rule for optimal reception of such pulses is obtained in the case when the operation of an optical detector is limited by thermal noise. Numerical modeling on a computer is used to compare optimal and nonoptimal detectors. The results of such modeling demonstrate that an optimal detector can ensure a much lower probability of false reception than a nonoptimal one.

UDC: 621.396:5185

PACS: 42.68.Rp, 42.68.Db

Received: 14.01.1982
Revised: 05.05.1982

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1983, 13:2, 144–146

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