Performance Analysis of Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet Free Space Optical Communications in a Controlled Weak Turbulence Condition

Zabih Ghassemlooy; Hoa Le Minh; Sujan Rajbhandari; Joaquin Perez Soler; Muhammad Ijaz

doi:10.1109/JLT.2012.2194271

Performance Analysis of Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet Free Space Optical Communications in a Controlled Weak Turbulence Condition

Zabih Ghassemlooy, Hoa Le Minh, Sujan Rajbhandari, Joaquin Perez Soler, Muhammad Ijaz

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Abstract

The paper experimentally investigates the performance of the Ethernet and Fast-Ethernet free space optical (FSO) communications link under the influence of the weak atmospheric turbulence. A dedicated experimental indoor atmospheric chamber is used to generate and control the turbulence conditions that affect the FSO link performance. The chamber is calibrated and the measured data are verified with the theoretical prediction. We also demonstrate methods to control the turbulence levels and determine the equivalence between the indoor and outdoor FSO links. It is also observed that the connectivity of Ethernet and Fast-Ethernet links are highly sensitive to atmospheric conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2188-2194
Journal	Journal of Lightwave Technology
Volume	30
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2012.2194271
Publication status	Published - 2012

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ethernet
free space optics
turbulence.

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