Efficiency penalty of photon-counting with timing jitter

A. L. Kachelmyer; Don M. Boroson

doi:10.1117/12.738400

25 September 2007 Efficiency penalty of photon-counting with timing jitter

A. L. Kachelmyer, Don M. Boroson

Proceedings Volume 6709, Free-Space Laser Communications VII; 670906 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738400
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Photon-counting is known to be the practically most efficient means for detection of free-space optical communications. Data rates will always be limited, however, by the speed at which such devices can operate. We calculate here the performance one can expect as one demands speeds so fast that device-limiting timing jitter substantially corrupts the measurements.

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A. L. Kachelmyer and Don M. Boroson "Efficiency penalty of photon-counting with timing jitter", Proc. SPIE 6709, Free-Space Laser Communications VII, 670906 (25 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738400

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