Preliminary results using free-space optical link at 1550 nm within mid-latitude urban area

Author

Marzano, Frank S. ; Mori, Saverio ; Frezza, Fabrizio ; Nocito, Paolo ; Beleffi, Giorgio M Tosi ; Incerti, Gabriele ; Restuccia, Elio ; Consalvi, Fernando

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf., Elettron. e Telecomun., Sapienza Univ. di Roma, Rome, Italy

fYear

2011

fDate

15-17 June 2011

Firstpage

233

Lastpage

236

Abstract

The activity devoted to the deployment of a new free space optics (FSO) link set up in Rome (Italy) is illustrated together with a preliminary FSO channel modelling and coupled optical/meteorological measurements. The two-way optical link at 1550 nm is about 1 km long and has a transmission rate up 1.5 Gbps. Among dust, precipitation, turbulence, fog, and any flying objects affecting the capacity of the optical channel, a focus is placed on water particle effects (fog and rain). A semi-empirical model evaluation of these atmospheric effects is illustrated.

Keywords

atmospheric precipitation; atmospheric turbulence; dust; fog; optical links; FSO channel modelling; Rome; coupled optical-meteorological measurement; dust; flying object; fog; free-space optical link; midlatitude urban area; precipitation; semiempirical model evaluation; turbulence; water particle effect; wavelength 1550 nm; Attenuation; Integrated optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical transmitters; Rain; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications (ConTEL), Proceedings of the 2011 11th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Graz

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-169-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-3-85125-161-6

Type

conf

Filename

5969938