Capacity analysis of dual amplify-and-forward relayed free-space optical communication systems over turbulence channels with pointing errors

Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1032-1042

  Peppas, Kostas P ^a   Stassinakis, Argyris N ^b   Nistazakis, Hector E ^b   Tombras, George S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amplify and forward; Atmospheric turbulence; Average channel capacity; Dual hop systems; Free space optics; Gamma gamma distribution; Misalignment fading; Pointing errors

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFY-AND-FORWARD; AVERAGE CHANNEL CAPACITIES; FREE SPACE OPTICS; GAMMA-GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; MISALIGNMENT FADING; POINTING ERRORS;

ALIGNMENT; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84884834638     PISSN: 19430620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOCN.5.001032     Document Type: Article

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