Title :
Experimental study of the performance for BPSK subcarrier intensity modulation free space optics communications in a laboratory controlled turbulence channel
Author :
Gatri, A. ; Ghassemlooy, Zabih ; Valenzuela, Anthony ; Strobel, O. ; Rejeb, R. ; Leitgeb, Erich
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Res. Group, Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Abstract :
This paper reports experimental results for the performance of a free space optical (FSO) communication link employing a binary-phase-shift-keying subcarrier modulation (BPSK) scheme under the influence of the atmospheric scintillation. A dedicated experimental atmospheric simulation chamber has been built where the effects of weak turbulence regimes on the FSO link can be investigated. The experimental data obtained is compared to the theoretical prevision. The paper also presents how data transmission performance depends on the position of turbulence source within the chamber.
Keywords :
atmospheric turbulence; optical communication; optical links; phase shift keying; scintillation; BPSK subcarrier modulation scheme; FSO communication link; atmospheric scintillation; atmospheric simulation chamber; binary-phase-shift-keying; data transmission performance; free space optical; turbulence source position; weak turbulence regimes; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Binary phase shift keying; Optical beams; Optical fiber communication; Optical transmitters; BPSK; Free space optics; modulation schemes; turbulence;
Conference_Titel :
Network and Optical Communications (NOC), 2013 18th European Conference on and Optical Cabling and Infrastructure (OC&i), 2013 8th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Graz
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5821-7
DOI :
10.1109/NOC-OCI.2013.6582901
