Author
Lee, I. E., Ghassemlooy, Z., Ng, W. P., Gourdel, V., Khalighi, M. A., Zvanovec, S., Uysal, Murat
Publication Date
2014
Publication Place
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IEEE
Subject
Free-space optical (FSO) communications, Fog attenuation, Hard switching, Hybrid FSO/RF link
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
978-1-4799-2581-0
Record ID
e98fcd1f-f510-4eb2-816c-955e50fe4588
Library Location
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Date
2014
Notes
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Sample Text
The availability and performance of terrestrial free-space optical (FSO) communication systems are heavily deterred by the fluctuating conditions of the atmospheric channel, particularly in the presence of visibility-limiting fog effects. In this paper, we examine the viability of deploying hybrid FSO and radio frequency (RF) links through an experimental study, which takes advantage of a dedicated laboratory atmospheric chamber to emulate the fog scenarios encountered on outdoor environment. In particular, a root mean square power detector is developed and introduced in the system under study to monitor the signal quality of the primary FSO link. The quasi-linear output voltage characteristics of the power detector device is utilized as a useful decision metric to implement hard switching in a hybrid FSO/RF link based upon the changes in the visibility. Our measurement results reveal that the selection of a desirable threshold voltage is dependent upon the intended data rate and minimum achievable bit error rate, in order to enable effective switching between the FSO and RF links.
DOI
10.1109/CSNDSP.2014.6923856
