Investigation of moderate-To-strong turbulence effects on free space optics-A laboratory demonstration

  • Norhanis Aida Mohd Nor
  • , Elizabeth Fabiyi
  • , Mojtaba Mansour Abadi
  • , Xuan Tang
  • , Zabih Ghabemlooy
  • , Andrew Burton

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Abstract

The increasing demand for higher bandwidth is the motivation behind research studies in free space optical (FSO) communications. In particular, the impact of the atmospheric channel on the FSO link performance has been investigated for decades. Among known channel effects, turbulence is the one, which is thoroughly studied from theoretical and experimental point of views. However, due to limitation of laboratory equipment and channel length, only experimental works in the weak turbulence regime are reported. Therefore, in this paper a dedicated indoor controlled laboratory chamber is used to simulate the outdoor FSO communications for moderate-To-strong turbulence regimes. Instead of increasing the link distance, we generate high temperature gradients along the propagation path of 7 m by blowing cold air in a parallel direction to the laser beam. The performances of the on off keying intensity modulated FSO link is abebed by means of the Q-factor and the optical intensity distribution plots of received signals, thus giving an insight into the level of scintillation achieved in moderate to strong turbulence regimes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th International Conference on Telecommunications, ConTEL 2015
EditorsThomas Plank
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479989720
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Telecommunications, ConTEL 2015 - Graz, Austria
Duration: 13 Jul 201515 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 13th International Conference on Telecommunications, ConTEL 2015

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Telecommunications, ConTEL 2015
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityGraz
Period13/07/1515/07/15

Keywords

  • Q-factor
  • eye diagram
  • free space optics (FSO)
  • moderate turbulence

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