Design Purpose of Optical Receiver

In an optical communication system, fiber optic receiver module is used to convert input optical signals into electric signals. Since most lightwave systems employ the binary intensity modulation, we focus on digital optical receivers. It's the endpoint of any fiber optic link, sitting at the far end of the cable and translating pulses of infrared light into the ones. This Tutorial Text provides an overview of design principles for receivers used in optical communication systems, intended for practicing engineers. However, the signal gen-erated by a. [pdf]