Coherent Free-Space Optical Communications with Concurrent Turbulence Characterization in a Terrestrial Urban Link
Vincent van Vliet, Menno van den Hout, Kadir G\"um\"u\c{s}, Eduward Tangdiongga, Chigo Okonkwo
TL;DR
This paper reports a 19-day empirical study of optical turbulence and data transmission over a 4.6 km urban free-space optical link, offering insights into turbulence impacts on coherent communication performance.
Contribution
It provides the first long-term joint measurement of turbulence and coherent FSO communication in an urban environment, linking turbulence effects directly to communication performance.
Findings
Turbulence significantly affects FSO link quality.
Empirical data on turbulence variations over 19 days.
Insights into turbulence mitigation for urban FSO links.
Abstract
We present a 19-day joint measurement of optical turbulence and coherent data communications over a 4.6 km urban FSO link, providing empirical insights into turbulence effects on the performance of fiber-coupled coherent communication systems.
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Taxonomy
TopicsOptical Wireless Communication Technologies · Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics · Advanced Photonic Communication Systems