An efficient rate-adaptive transmission technique using shortened pulses for atmospheric optical communications

Antonio-Jurado-Navas, José María Garrido-Balsells, Miguel Castillo-Vázquez, Antonio Puerta-Notario
January 2010
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Abstract

In free space optical (FSO) communication, atmospheric turbulence causes fluctuation in both intensity and phase of the received light signal what may seriously impair the link performance. Additionally, turbulent inhomogeneities may produce optical pulse spreading. In this paper, a simple rate adaptive transmission technique based on the use of variable silence periods and on-off keying (OOK) formats with memory is presented. This technique was previously proposed in indoor unguided optical links by the authors with very good performance. Such transmission scheme is now extensively analyzed in terms of burst error rate, and shown in this paper as an excellent alternative compared with the classical scheme based on repetition coding and pulse-position modulation (PPM), presenting a greater robustness to adverse conditions of turbulence. © 2010 Optical Society of America.

Type
Journal article
Publication
Optics Express
Fiber Optic Technology Pulse Computer-Assisted Telecommunications Atmospheric Thermodynamics Atmospheric Turbulence Optical Links Pulse Repetition Rate Transmissions Atmospheric Optical Communication Burst Errors Classical Schemes Free Space Optical Communication Inhomogeneities Light Signal Link Performance On-Off Keying Optical Pulse Rate-Adaptive Transmission Techniques Repetition Coding Transmission Schemes Article Atmosphere Equipment Design Fiber Optics Instrumentation Pulse Rate Signal Processing Telecommunication 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.