Performance analysis of space-diversity free-space optical systems over the correlated Gamma–Gamma fading channel using Padé approximation method

Guowei Yang, Salah Bourennane, Zabih Ghassemlooy, Mohammad-Ali Khalighi

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    Abstract

    We propose an analytical approach to evaluate the performance of space-diversity free-space optical (FSO) systems over correlated Gamma-Gamma (ΓΓ) fading channels. To do this, we firstly derive an infinite series representation for the moment generating function (MGF) of the sum of arbitrarily correlated ΓΓ random variables (RVs). Then, a closed-form approximate expression for the probability density function (PDF) of the sum of ΓΓ RVs is obtained from the MGF with the aid of Padé approximation. The performance of the FSO system is then evaluated based on this PDF. Through some numerical results we illustrate the accuracy of the proposed method and further discuss its limitations.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2246-2255
    JournalIET Communications
    Volume8
    Issue number13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2014

    Keywords

    • approximation theory
    • diversity reception
    • fading channels
    • optical communication
    • probability
    • FSO systems
    • MGF
    • PDF
    • Padé approximation method
    • correlated Gamma-Gamma fading
    • channel
    • inflnite series representation
    • moment generating function
    • performance analysis
    • probability density function
    • space-diversity free-space optical systems
    • sum-of-arbitrarily correlated ΓΓ random variables

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