BPSK intensity modulated Free-Space Optical communications using aperture averaging

Chedlia Ben Naila, Abdelmoula Bekkali, Kamugisha Kazaura, Mitsuji Matsumoto

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Abstract

Atmospheric turbulence-induced intensity fluctuations severely impair Free-Space Optical (FSO) communication systems, affecting the quality of the propagated laser beam and lead to significant performance degradation. By using aperture averaging technique, we investigate the performance of the FSO system using a Subcarrier Intensity Modulation (SIM) based on a Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK) scheme under weak-to-strong atmospheric turbulence regimes. The performance is assessed in terms of both the Carrier-to-Signal Ratio (CNR) and the Bit-Error-Rate (BER) of the SIM-BPSK system by applying a modified model taking into consideration the aperture averaging. We show that there is a design tradeoff between the receiver lens aperture and the required CNR to achieve a given BER.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 International Conference on Photonics, ICP2010
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event2010 1st International Conference on Photonics, ICP2010 - Langkawi, Kedah
Duration: 2010 Jul 52010 Jul 7

Other

Other2010 1st International Conference on Photonics, ICP2010
CityLangkawi, Kedah
Period10/7/510/7/7

Keywords

  • Aperture averaging
  • Atmospheric turbulence
  • Free space optics
  • Subcarrier Modulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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