Impact Of Temporal Fluctuations Of Signal-To-Noise Ratio (Burst Error) On Free-Space Laser Communications System Design

Paul W. Scott; Philip W. Young

doi:10.1117/12.961050

15 May 1986 Impact Of Temporal Fluctuations Of Signal-To-Noise Ratio (Burst Error) On Free-Space Laser Communications System Design

Paul W. Scott, Philip W. Young

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Proceedings Volume 0616, Optical Technologies for Communication Satellite Applications; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961050
Event: O-E/LASE'86 Symposium, 1986, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

In free-space optical communications systems, a number of mechanisms can produce a temporally fluctuating signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), giving rise to fluctuations in the bit error probability that have time constants which are extremely long in comparison to the bit length. Among these mechanisms are pointing errors and atmospheric turbulence. This paper presents simple methods of properly accounting for the fades and surges in optical communication system design through the concepts of burst error and burst error probability. Examples are given for the cases of atmospheric turbulence and pointing errors.

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Paul W. Scott and Philip W. Young "Impact Of Temporal Fluctuations Of Signal-To-Noise Ratio (Burst Error) On Free-Space Laser Communications System Design", Proc. SPIE 0616, Optical Technologies for Communication Satellite Applications, (15 May 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961050

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