Chapter 2 . Optical Propagation and Communication

The central theme of our programs has been to advance the understanding of optical and quasioptical communication, radar, and sensing systems. Broadly speaking, this has entailed: (1) developing system-analytic models for important optical propagation, detection, and communication scenarios; (2) using these models to derive the fundamental limits on system performance; and (3) identifying and establishing through experimentation the feasibility of techniques and devices which can be used to approach these performance limits.