On the Maximum and Minimum of Double Generalized Gamma Variates with Applications to the Performance of Free-Space Optical Communication Systems

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 8822-8831

  AlQuwaiee, Hessa ^a   Ansari, Imran Shafique ^a,b   Alouini, Mohamed Slim ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Double generalized Gamma; dual branch diversity; dual hop (DH) relay system; free space optical (FSO); hybrid radio frequency (RF) FSO; pointing errors; selection combining (SC); turbulence

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BIT ERROR RATE; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ERRORS; FADING (RADIO); FADING CHANNELS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TURBULENCE;

DUAL-BRANCH DIVERSITY; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL; GENERALIZED GAMMA; POINTING ERRORS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RELAY SYSTEM; SELECTION COMBINING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 85012204065     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2016.2515662     Document Type: Review

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