A report on H-FSO/RF antenna measurement for outdoor applications

Mojtaba Mansour Abadi, Zabih Ghassemlooy, David Smith, Wai Pang Ng

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    Abstract

    This paper presents a report on experimental set up and results for a hybrid free space optics (FSO)/radio frequency (RF) dual purpose antenna for outdoor applications. The basic design of the antenna is discussed and we present two sets of early experimental results for the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and the Q-factor for the RF and FSO simplex link at the far-field distance of RF antenna, respectively. Over a link span of 15 m the measured SNR and the Q-factor are 45.68 dB and 15.69, respectively, demonstrating the functioning transmission capability of the hybrid FSO/RF link employing the proposed antenna.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages118-122
    Number of pages5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 27 Mar 2014
    Event2013 2nd International Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications, IWOW 2013 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
    Duration: 21 Oct 201321 Oct 2013

    Conference

    Conference2013 2nd International Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications, IWOW 2013
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityNewcastle Upon Tyne
    Period21/10/1321/10/13

    Keywords

    • Antenna
    • Free Space Optics
    • Hybrid FSO/RF

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