Optimization of pulse position modulation when using a cavity-dumped Nd:YAG laser

Gerald W. Holleman; G. Stephen Mecherle

doi:10.1117/12.184652

16 August 1994 Optimization of pulse position modulation when using a cavity-dumped Nd:YAG laser

Gerald W. Holleman, G. Stephen Mecherle

Proceedings Volume 2123, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VI; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184652
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Optimization of a laser communication system that uses pulse position modulation (PPM) of a cavity-dumped Nd:YAG laser was investigated analytically. Net communication efficiency, which is a product of PPM efficiency and laser efficiency, was shown to optimize at M-ary pulse formats in the range of 4 bits/pulse when communicating at rates of 4 to 12 Mb/s. The small number of bits/pulse optimizes the efficiency of a cavity-dumped laser by maintaining its pulse rate constant within a narrow range.

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Gerald W. Holleman and G. Stephen Mecherle "Optimization of pulse position modulation when using a cavity-dumped Nd:YAG laser", Proc. SPIE 2123, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VI, (16 August 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184652

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