Error rate performance analysis of coded free-space optical links over gamma-gamma atmospheric turbulence channels

Author

Uysal, Murat ; Li, Jing ; Yu, Meng

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont.

Volume

5

Issue

6

fYear

2006

fDate

6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1229

Lastpage

1233

Abstract

Error control coding can be used over free-space optical (FSO) links to mitigate turbulence-induced fading. In this paper, we derive error performance bounds for coded FSO communication systems operating over atmospheric turbulence channels, considering the recently introduced gamma-gamma turbulence model. We derive a pairwise error probability (PEP) expression and then apply the transfer function technique in conjunction with the derived PEP to obtain upper bounds on the bit error rate. Simulation results are further demonstrated to confirm the analytical results

Keywords

atmospheric optics; atmospheric turbulence; channel coding; error correction codes; error statistics; fading channels; optical links; bit error rate; coded free-space optical links; error control coding; error rate performance analysis; gamma-gamma atmospheric turbulence channels; pairwise error probability; transfer function technique; Atmospheric modeling; Bit error rate; Error analysis; Error correction; Fading; Optical fiber communication; Pairwise error probability; Performance analysis; Transfer functions; Upper bound;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1276

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TWC.2006.1638639

Filename

1638639