Title :
Transmission Performance Analysis of Free-Space Optical Communications using Gilbert-Erasure Channel
Author :
Henniger, Hennes
Author_Institution :
German Aerosp. Center (DLR), Wessling, Germany
fDate :
1/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter the analysis of terrestrial free-space optical channel records depicting fading from index-of-refraction turbulence is presented. It addresses in detail the characterization of frame transmission performance. Novel experimental results are presented to confirm the suitability of the Gilbert-Erasure channel model to reproduce the frame loss behavior of the received stream.
Keywords :
fading channels; optical communication; optical links; Gilbert-Erasure channel; fading channel; free-space optical communications; index-of-refraction turbulence; terrestrial links; transmission performance analysis; Adaptive optics; Atmospheric modeling; Channel models; Markov processes; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Free-space optical communication; Gilbert-Erasure channel; channel model; fading channel; measurements;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOMM.2011.100511.090237
