A statistical model of the photomultiplier gain process with applications to optical pulse detectionA Markov diffusion model was used to determine an approximate probability density for the random gain. This approximate density preserves the correct second-order statistics and appears to be in reasonably good agreement with experimental data. The receiver operating curve for a pulse counter detector of PMT cathode emission events was analyzed using this density. The error performance of a simple binary direct detection optical communication system was also derived. Previously announced in STAR as N82-25100
Document ID
19840049620
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Tan, H. H. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Communications System Research Section, Pasadena; California, University Irvine, CA, United States)