Heterodyne detection SNR: calculations with matrix formalism
- 1 April 1984
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 23 (7), 1066-1074
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.23.001066
Abstract
A new method for calculating the heterodyne efficiency of an optical receiver is applied to specific optical systems looking through a turbulent atmosphere. The optical and atmospheric parameters which characterize the system efficiency are considered, and optimization of the performance of an heterodyne receiver is discussed.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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