Closed-form BER analysis of variable weight MPPM coding under gamma-gamma scintillation for atmospheric optical communications

José María Garrido-Balsells, Antonio-Jurado-Navas, José Francisco Paris, Miguel Castillo-Vázquez, Antonio Puerta-Notario
January 2012
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Abstract

In this paper, the performance of the variable weight multiple pulse-position modulation (MPPM) coding technique in an atmospheric optical communication environment under gamma-gamma optical scintillation is analyzed, proposing a closed-form expression for the average bit error rate (BER). This study is based on a hyperexponential fitting of the conditional BER in absence of turbulence fluctuations, leading to closed-form expressions that characterize the behavior of this nonlinear coding scheme. Finally, conditional and average BER expressions proposed here are corroborated with Monte Carlo simulations results. © 2012 Optical Society of America.

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Journal article
Publication
Optics Letters
Codes (Symbols) Monte Carlo Methods Scintillation Absence of Turbulence Atmospheric Optical Communication Average BER Average Bit-Error Rates BER Analysis Closed Form Closed-Form Expression Coding Techniques Hyperexponential Monte Carlo Simulation Nonlinear Coding Schemes Optical Scintillation Variable Weight Optical Communication
José María Garrido-Balsells
José María Garrido-Balsells
Professor of Telecommunications Engineering

Professor at the University of Málaga working on wireless optical communications, free-space optical links, underwater optical wireless communications, optical channel modelling and experimental communication systems.

Antonio Puerta-Notario
Antonio Puerta-Notario
Emeritus Professor / Senior Researcher

Emeritus Professor at the University of Málaga with a long-standing research activity in signal theory, optical wireless communications, visible light communications, free-space optical links and communication system modelling.