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Journal of Modern Optics

Pulse Position Modulation and Extended Pulse Position Modulation with Squeezed Light

Apostol Vourdas, J.R.F. da Rocha

Published Dec 1, 1994• 2 citations
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Abstract

It is shown that the performance of optical communication systems that use pulse position modulation and direct photon counting can be improved with the use of squeezed states. The effect of noise is studied. An improved version of the pulse position modulation called extended position modulation is also considered.
DOI
10.1080/09500349414552141

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