Performance Investigation of FSO–OFDM Communication Systems under the Heavy Rain Weather
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Florence Rashidi
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Lin Chen
Abstract
The challenge in the free-space optical (FSO) communication is the propagation of optical signal through different atmospheric conditions such as rain, snow and fog. In this paper, an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing technique (OFDM) is proposed in the FSO communication system. Meanwhile, considering the rain attenuation models based on Marshal & Palmer and Carbonneau models, the performance of FSO communication system based on the OFDM is evaluated under the heavy-rain condition in Changsha, China. The simulation results show that, under a heavy-rainfall condition of 106.18 mm/h, with an attenuation factor of 7 dB/km based on the Marshal & Palmer model, the bit rate of 2.5 and 4.0 Gbps data can be transmitted over the FSO channels of 1.6 and 1.3 km, respectively, and the bit error rate of less than 1E − 4 can be achieved. In addition, the effect on rain attenuation over the FSO communication system based on the Marshal & Palmer model is less than that of the Carbonneau model.
Funding statement: This work is partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61307087, 61377079), by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Oversea Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry of China and by the key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves, Fudan University (EMW201505).
Acknowledgements
Apart from my efforts, the success of any work depends on the support and guidelines of others. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people who have offered their support in the successful completion of this work. I owe a sincere prayer to the LORD ALMIGHTY for his kind blessings without which this would not have been possible.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Detectors
- Enhanced Performance Analysis of Inter-aircraft Optical Wireless Communication Link Using Array of Photodetectors
- Devices
- Very Flat Optical Frequency Comb Generation based on Polarization Modulator and Recirculation Frequency Shifter
- All-Optical Half-Adder Circuit Based on Beam Interference Principle of Photonic Crystal
- Networks
- Maximization Network Throughput Based on Improved Genetic Algorithm and Network Coding for Optical Multicast Networks
- Systems
- Review of Microwave Photonics Technique to Generate the Microwave Signal by Using Photonics Technology
- Performance Investigation of FSO–OFDM Communication Systems under the Heavy Rain Weather
- Bi-orthogonal Symbol Mapping and Detection in Optical CDMA Communication System
- Modeling and Performance Analysis of 10 Gbps Inter-satellite Optical Wireless Communication Link
- High-speed and Long-reach Hybrid AMI–WDM–PI Inter-satellite Communication System
- Transmitter Spatial Diversity for FSO Uplink in Presence of Atmospheric Turbulence and Weather Conditions for Different IM Schemes
- Channel Model Optimization with Reflection Residual Component for Indoor MIMO-VLC System
- Performance Enhancement of Ultra High Capacity 2.5 Tbps DWDM System Using DCF and Optimized Modulation Format
- High Speed Inter-Satellite Communication System by Incorporating Hybrid Polarization-Wavelength Division Multiplexing Scheme
- Performance Analysis of Amplify-and-Forward Relaying FSO/SC-QAM Systems over Weak Turbulence Channels and Pointing Error Impairments
- Optimizing Parameters of an Optical Link by Using Genetic Algorithms
- Impact of Various Parameters on the Performance of Inter-aircraft Optical Wireless Communication Link
- Theory
- A Unified Approach for Calculating Error Rates of 10 Gbps WDM Network in Presence of Higher Order Dispersion
- Influence of Transmitting Pointing Errors on High Speed WDM-AMI-Is-OWC Transmission System
- Lasers
- Generation of Flattened Multicarrier Signals from a Single Laser Source for 330 Gbps WDM-PON Transmission over 25 km SSMF
