• DocumentCode
    3374200
  • Title

    Adaptive channel coding for maritime FSO channels with RF feedback link

  • Author

    Gregory, Mark ; Hoeher, Peter Adam

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. & Coding Theor. Lab., Univ. of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    11-13 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    351
  • Lastpage
    357
  • Abstract
    Free-space optical data links (FSO) can provide high bandwidth and secure data transmission. Since channel impacts like fog or atmospheric turbulence are decreasing the network availability, a microwave (RF) backup link is desirable. In this paper, the maritime environment is considered. The impact of channel coding is studied for multi-aperture (MIMO) FSO links with different scintillation index. In addition, an adaptive coding scheme is proposed, maximizing the availability of the combined hybrid (RF/FSO) network regarding the full range of possible signal distortions.
  • Keywords
    adaptive codes; channel coding; optical links; RF feedback link; adaptive channel coding; adaptive coding; atmospheric turbulence; free-space optical data links; maritime FSO channels; maritime environment; microwave backup link; multiaperture FSO links; network availability; scintillation index; Apertures; Encoding; MIMO; Multiplexing; Radio frequency; Receivers; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-9686-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSOS.2011.5783696
  • Filename
    5783696