Quantum Limitations to Electromagnetic Signal Measurements

摘要

Scientific results are reported on work directed toward obtaining the understanding of the fundamental principles of photoelectron counting statistics needed for the application of photoelectron counting as a means of demodulating low intensity optical communication signals. A simulated optical communication system featuring a photoelectron counter system was assembled and made functional. A mathematical representation was developed which permits representing photoelectron counts similarly to noisy communication signals. The Poisson transform signal representation, developed previously, was applied to digital filtering. (Author)