Modeling scintillation effects on free space optical links using radiosounding profile data

Author

Carrozzo, D. ; Mori, Shinsuke ; Marzano, F.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Eng., Electron. & Telecommun. (DIET), Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy

fYear

2014

fDate

17-17 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

40

Lastpage

44

Abstract

Wireless communications using free space optics (FSO) are sensitive to atmospheric conditions. Hydrometeors, but also clear-air turbulence, may introduce severe impairments reducing FSO channel availability. Yearly radiosounding profiles, available near Rome (Italy), are used to estimate the power scintillation index through a new physical turbulence structure constant model and to estimate scintillation fade statistics for near-infrared FSO.

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; atmospheric turbulence; optical links; scintillation; statistical analysis; FSO channel availability; Rome; atmospheric conditions; clear-air turbulence; free space optical links; free space optics; hydrometeors; near-infrared FSO; physical turbulence structure constant model; power scintillation index; radiosounding profile data; scintillation fade statistics; wireless communications; yearly radiosounding profiles; Data models; Integrated optics; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical sensors; Three-dimensional displays; atmospheric turbulence; free space optics; meteorological data; optical modelling; scintillation fade;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Wireless Communications (IWOW), 2014 3rd International Workshop in

Conference_Location

Funchal

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWOW.2014.6950773

Filename

6950773