Abstract
This paper outlines the experimental investigation of the fog effect on the bit error rate (BER) performance of the free space optical (FSO) communication link under a controlled laboratory environment. The link transmittance and the received signal Q-factor are measured against different levels of fog densities. The link visibility derived from fog attenuation measurement is used to characterize the fog within the chamber. Moreover, the effect of using different average transmitted optical communication power (Popt) on the transmittance and received Q-factor of the link is also studied for light and dense fog densities.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, NOC 2011 |
Editors | Zabih Ghassemlooy, Wai Pang Ng, Sujan Rajbhandari |
Place of Publication | Newcastle, UK |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 52-55 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781861353733 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2011 |
Event | 16th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, NOC 2011 - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom Duration: 20 Jul 2011 → 22 Jul 2011 |
Conference
Conference | 16th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, NOC 2011 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne |
Period | 20/07/11 → 22/07/11 |
Keywords
- Fog
- Free space optics
- Transmittance
- Visibility