Optical Transmission System Using Free Space Optic (FSO)

Abstract — A Free Space Optical (FSO) Transmission System is presented. The demand for high speed and high bandwidth communications channel is increasing in the new era of information age. FSO is presented as a solution for next generation high-speed wireless communication technology as it is free to implement, easy to install, secure and very high bandwidth. The simulation tool is important in the design as it allows researchers in optimization studies as well as reducing the design-to-development cycle. Opti- System Software is used in this project to complete the simulation of FSO transmission system. This design model assumes the weak turbulence approximation and the signal fading is based on log-normal statistics. Experimental results explain the performance of the completed system and offer methods of maximizing efficiency of such FSO-based communication systems. Discussion for the results of the simulation is done