Bayesian and frequentist estimation of the performance of free space optical channels under weak turbulence conditions

Journal of the Franklin Institute

Volumn 346, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-327

  Katsis, A ^a   Nistazakis, H E ^b   Tombras, G S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Average capacity; Bayesian statistics; Bit error rate; Free space optical channels; Log normal distribution

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; AVERAGE BIT-ERROR RATES; AVERAGE CAPACITY; BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN APPROACHES; BAYESIAN STATISTICS; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSIONS; ERGODIC; ESTIMATION PROCEDURES; FREE SPACE OPTICAL CHANNELS; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS; FREQUENTIST; LOG NORMALS; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL FORMS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; OUTAGE PROBABILITIES; WEAK TURBULENCES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CHANNEL ESTIMATION; ERROR STATISTICS; ESTIMATION; FADING CHANNELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; TURBOMACHINERY;

BIT ERROR RATE;

EID: 64149119950     PISSN: 00160032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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