Using the Lorentz distribution to model fade slope at free space optical communication systems

Author

De Miranda, E. Couto ; Pontes, M.S. ; Mello, L. A R da Silva

Author_Institution

Eng. & Comput. Sci. Centre, Catholic Univ. of Petropolis, Petropolis, Brazil

fYear

2012

fDate

26-30 March 2012

Firstpage

1252

Lastpage

1254

Abstract

In this work, results of the statistical estimation of the probability density function of fade slope in a 0.83μm free space optical communication system, operating across densely urbanised terrain, are presented and discussed. This system was installed linking the Engineering Buildings of University College and Imperial College, London and stayed in operation for 4 years. The statistical analysis of fade slope can provide insight into the dynamics of the fading phenomena as it represents the speed with which the attenuation grows and declines.

Keywords

optical communication; statistical analysis; Lorentz distribution; densely urbanised terrain; fade slope; fading phenomena; free space optical communication systems; probability density function; statistical analysis; statistical estimation; Attenuation; Buildings; Educational institutions; Laser beams; Optical fiber communication; Optical transmitters; Probability density function; attenuation dynamics; free space optical communications; rain attenuation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Prague

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0918-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-0919-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206300

Filename

6206300