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Mean level signal crossing rate for an arbitrary stochastic process.

Harold T Yura¹, Steen G Hanson

¹Electronics and Photonics Laboratory, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, California 90009, USA.

Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision

|April 3, 2010

Summary

A new analytical method simplifies calculating mean signal level crossing rates for optical applications. This technique transforms distributions, yielding accurate results confirmed by simulations for various probability functions.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Signal Processing
Probability Theory

Background:

The mean signal level crossing rate is crucial for analyzing signal behavior in optical systems.
Existing methods for calculating this rate for diverse probability density functions can be complex or limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel analytical method for determining the mean signal level crossing rate.
To provide accurate analytical expressions for distributions where they were previously unavailable.

Main Methods:

A unique transformation is employed to convert various probability distributions into a normal probability distribution.
The method's results are validated through numerical simulations.

Main Results:

The method successfully derives analytical expressions for the mean level crossing rate for uniform, gamma-gamma, and Rice-Nakagami distributions.
Analytical results generally align with numerical simulations, confirming the method's efficacy.

Conclusions:

The developed analytical method offers a simplified and effective approach to calculating mean signal level crossing rates.
The study presents new analytical results for previously intractable distributions, enhancing optical signal analysis.