Title :
Diversity gains for MIMO wireless optical intensity channels with atmospheric fading and misalignment
Author :
Farid, Ahmed A. ; Hranilovic, Steve
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A general channel model for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) free-space optical (FSO) communication systems impaired by atmospheric and misalignment fading is developed. The outage probability as a performance measure is derived and the diversity gain is analyzed. It is shown that the diversity gain is independent of the number of transmitters and receivers and only determined based on the misalignment parameters.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; diversity reception; fading channels; optical communication; probability; radio receivers; radio transmitters; MIMO wireless optical intensity channel; atmospheric fading; diversity gains; misalignment fading; multiple-input multiple-output free-space optical communication system; outage probability; receivers; transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
GLOBECOM Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Miami, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8863-6
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOMW.2010.5700087
