On the information transfer rate of SPAD receivers for optical wireless communications

Elham Sarbazi, Majid Safari, Harald Haas

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Abstract

In this paper, the information rate of single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) receivers with active quenching circuits for optical communication systems is studied. The SPAD receiver is modeled as a discrete memoryless channel (DMC), and the information transfer rate is studied using an information theoretic approach. To assess the input-output information transfer rate of the SPAD optical receiver, a channel capacity metric is proposed which is a function of the physical parameters including average signal photon count, SPAD dead time, and SPAD average background counts. The proposed metric can be used for theoretical optimization of the device structure and operating conditions. Performance results are presented based on the proposed metric.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Dec 2016
Event59th IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2016 - Washington, United States
Duration: 4 Dec 20168 Dec 2016

Conference

Conference59th IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period4/12/168/12/16

Keywords

  • active quenching
  • channel capacity
  • dead time
  • photon counting
  • Single photon avalanche diode (SPAD)
  • receivers
  • optical communication systems
  • photonics
  • optical fiber communication

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