Title :
FSO ground network optimization and analysis considering the influence of clouds
Author :
Lacoste, F. ; Guérin, A. ; Laurens, A. ; Azema, G. ; Periard, C. ; Grimal, D.
Author_Institution :
CNES, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
This document presents a two step analysis aiming at determining an optimised network of ground stations suitable for FSO satellite downlink communications. The optimisation is performed with respect to cloudiness for which experimental datasets are available. Daily visibility times or equivalently link capacities enabled by FSO are compared with X-band ones considering realistic GMES orbits. Both single site and site diversity configurations are addressed in the meteorological and the performance analyses.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; clouds; diversity reception; meteorology; optical links; satellite telemetry; FSO ground network optimization; FSO satellite downlink communications; GMES orbits; X-band; daily visibility times; equivalently link capacity; experimental datasets; ground stations; meteorological analysis; optimised network; performance analyss; site diversity configurations; Clouds; Downlink; Europe; Optical fiber communication; Pixel; Satellites; Time series analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0250-1
