Evaluation of the spherical concave mirror and convex lens in compensating turbulence effect on FSO systems

  • M. Hulea*
  • , Z. Ghassemlooy
  • , S. Rajbhandari
  • , X. Tang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper focuses on evaluating the performance of two aperture averaging methods used for compensating the effects of the air turbulence in free space optical (FSO) communications. These methods are based on using a concentration lens and spherical concave mirrors (SCM). The preliminary experimental results show that the quality of the received signal in terms of the Q-factor and the scintillation index is moderately improved when employing a lens in comparison to SCM for all turbulence regimes. However, these results were obtained with different collection areas and focal points. Therefore, a more rigorous approach using lens and SCM with the same aperture diameters and focal lengths needs to be adopted to ensure conclusive results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 9th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages914-918
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479925810
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 9th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2014 - Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 23 Jul 201425 Jul 2014

Publication series

Name2014 9th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2014

Conference

Conference2014 9th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityManchester
Period23/07/1425/07/14

Keywords

  • Free space optics
  • Q-factor
  • aperture averaging
  • atmospheric turbulence

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