New algorithm for the detection of Manchester-encoded signals in the presence of multiplicative noise

Daniel N. Harres

doi:10.1117/12.391904

18 July 2000 New algorithm for the detection of Manchester-encoded signals in the presence of multiplicative noise

Daniel N. Harres

Proceedings Volume 4042, Enabling Photonic Technologies for Aerospace Applications II; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391904
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The noise associated with a number of communications receivers contains a significant multiplicative element. While it is well known that minimum bit error rate occurs for matched filter reception of signals corrupted by additive white gaussian noise (AWGN), the application of the matched filter algorithm developed for signals corrupted by AWGN to signals corrupted by multiplicative-noise is far from optimal. In this paper a new algorithm is developed which weights the two halves of a multiplicative-noise corrupted Manchester-encoded signal based on the statistics of the two halves. In cases where the multiplicative noise dominates the additive noise, a situation which can arise in many optical communications receivers, the difference in performance of the new algorithm to a matched filter algorithm can be quite dramatic. In simulations conducted, a typical APD receiver circuit with internal gain of 200 produced a Bit Error Rate better than 10^-6 compared to the matched filter performance of only about 10^-2. Potential optical communications applications include receivers based on avalanche photodiodes, photomultiplier tubes, and optically amplified receivers.

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Daniel N. Harres "New algorithm for the detection of Manchester-encoded signals in the presence of multiplicative noise", Proc. SPIE 4042, Enabling Photonic Technologies for Aerospace Applications II, (18 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391904

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