Closed-form BER expression for FSO links with transmit laser selection over exponential atmospheric turbulence channels

Beatriz del Castillo-Vázquez, Antonio García-Zambrana, Carmen Castillo-Vázquez
January 2009
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Abstract

An exact closed-form expression for the average bit error rate (BER) of multiple-input-single-output free-space optical (FSO) communication systems with intensity modulation and direct detection using selection transmit diversity over strong atmospheric turbulence channels is derived. Assuming channel side information (CSI) at the transmitter and receiver, the transmit diversity technique based on the selection of the optical path with a greater value of scintillation has shown to be able to extract full diversity, outperforming other alternatives in which CSI at the transmitter is not considered. © 2009 The Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Type
Journal article
Publication
Electronics Letters
Atmospheric Thermodynamics Bit-Error Rate Channel Capacity Channel State Information Communication Systems Error Detection Information Retrieval Optical Communication Transmitters Atmospheric Turbulence Channels Average Bit-Error Rates BER Expression Channel Side Information Closed Form Closed-Form Expression Free Space Optical Communication Full Diversity Intensity Modulation and Direct Detections Multiple Inputs Optical Path Selection Transmit Diversity Transmit Diversity Techniques Transmitter and Receiver Atmospheric Turbulence
Beatriz del Castillo-Vázquez
Beatriz del Castillo-Vázquez
Associate Professor of Telecommunications Engineering

Associate Professor at the University of Málaga working on wireless optical communications, free-space optical links, underwater optical wireless communications, optical channel modelling and system-level performance analysis.

Antonio García-Zambrana
Antonio García-Zambrana
Professor of Telecommunications Engineering

Professor at the University of Málaga working on wireless optical communications, free-space optical links, underwater optical wireless communications, visible light communications, and FPGA/RFSoC-based real-time prototyping.