Approximation to the sum of two correlated gamma-gamma variates and its applications in free-space optical communications

IEEE Wireless Communications Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 621-624

  Yang, Guowei ^a   Khalighi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Bourennane, Salah ^a   Ghassemlooy, Zabih ^b  

^a Ecole Centrale Marseille   (France)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

distribution; correlated fading; free space optics (FSO); Gamma gamma distribution; spatial diversity

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; CHANNEL MODEL; CORRELATED FADING; DUAL SPACES; FADING COEFFICIENTS; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; FREE SPACE OPTICS; GAMMA-GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS; RECEIVER PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL DIVERSITY; SUBCHANNELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84871087227     PISSN: 21622337     EISSN: 21622345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/WCL.2012.091312.120469     Document Type: Article

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