Experimental demonstration of polarisation shift keying in the free space optical turbulence channel

  • X. Tang*
  • , Z. Ghassemlooy
  • , S. Rajbhandari
  • , W. O. Popoola
  • , M. Uysal
  • , Dehao Wu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, the performance of binary polarisation shift keying (BPOLSK) with the direct detection (DD) scheme is experimentally investigated. BPOLSK scheme is used to mitigate the atmospheric turbulence induced fading in a free space optical (FSO) communication link. For comparison the experimental and analytical results for the non-return-to-zero on-off keying (NRZ-OOK) have also been presented. The experimental Q-factors are verified in conjunction with theoretical values in weak turbulence regime to confirm the validity of the proposed scheme. The results have shown that BPOLSK offers higher Q-factor values compared to NRZ-OOK for the same transmitted optical power and the turbulence variance. For example, when the turbulence variance σ2l is 0.03, the Q-factors are 4.6 and 5 for NRZ-OOK and BPOLSK respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 1st IEEE International Conference on Communications in China Workshops, ICCC 2012
Pages31-36
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 1st IEEE International Conference on Communications in China Workshops, ICCC 2012 - Beijing, China
Duration: 15 Aug 201217 Aug 2012

Publication series

Name2012 1st IEEE International Conference on Communications in China Workshops, ICCC 2012

Conference

Conference2012 1st IEEE International Conference on Communications in China Workshops, ICCC 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period15/08/1217/08/12

Keywords

  • atmospheric turbulence
  • direct detection
  • free space optical wireless communication
  • polarisation shift keying

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