A fundamental understanding of the information carrying capacity of optical channels requires the signal and physical channel to be modeled quantum mechanically. This thesis considers the problems of distributing multi-party quantum entanglement to distant users in a quantum communication system and determining the ability of quantum optical channels to reliably transmit information. A recent p...

This paper presents algorithms and lower bounds for several fundamental problems on the Exclusive Read, Concurrent Write Parallel Random Access Machine (ERCW PRAM) and some results for unbounded fan-in, bounded fan-out (or `BFO') circuits. Our results for these two models are of importance because of the close relationship of the ERCW model to the OCPC model, a model of parallel computing based...

It is commonly accepted that the next generation of wireless communication systems, usually referred to as 4G systems, will not be based on a single access technique but it will encompass a number of different complementary access technologies. The ultimate goal is to provide ubiquitous connectivity, integrating seamlessly operations in most common scenarios, ranging from fixed and low-mobility...

Recently, the importance of underwater wireless optical communication has been grown for applications of underwater observation and sea monitoring systems. This communication technology is expected to play a prominent role in investigating climate changes, prediction of natural disasters, discovery of natural resources, marine biology in lake, sea, and ocean environment. Though acoustic modems ...

There are many modulation methods suitable for optical wireless communication. OOK, PPM are adopted widely in optical wireless communication for its high average-power-efficiency. DPPM, DPIM and DH-PIM are three new modulation methods for optical wireless communication, which may be the substitutes of PPM because of their better performance in power efficiency and bandwidth efficiency. In this ...

There are many modulation methods suitable for optical wireless communication. OOK, PPM are adopted widely in optical wireless communication for its high average-power-efficiency. DPPM, DPIM and DH-PIM are three new modulation methods for optical wireless communication, which may be the substitutes of PPM because of their better performance in power efficiency and bandwidth efficiency. In this ...

Optical fiber is one of the most important communication media in communication system. Due to its versatile nature and negligible transmission loss it is used in high speed data transmission. Dispersion in a single mode fiber is the bottleneck of long haul optical communication systems, which limits the bit rate and repeater-less distance. Chromatic dispersion (CD) of a single mode fiber (SMF)...