Performance analytics of adaptive subcarrier intensity modulated free-space optical communications over general Málaga turbulence links, By Mohammd Javad Saber

Research

Title	Performance analytics of adaptive subcarrier intensity modulated free-space optical communications over general Málaga turbulence links
Type	Article
Keywords	Subcarrier intensity modulationFree-space optical (FSO) communicationsMálaga turbulenceBit error rateSpectral efficiencyChannel capacity
Journal	OPTIK
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rio.2024.100614
Researchers	Mohammd Javad Saber (First researcher) , Mohammad Shokouhifar (Second researcher) , Imran Shafique Ansari (Third researcher)

Abstract

In this paper, we study the performance analysis of free-space optical (FSO) system employing a constant-power variable-rate adaptive subcarrier intensity modulation (SIM) and utilizing phase-shift keying (PSK) over the Málaga atmospheric turbulence with pointing errors. According to a target bit-error rate (BER) and the instantaneous signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), the adaptive strategy adopts the subcarrier PSK modulation order. More precisely, we develop new analytical expressions for the average BER, the upper bound on ergodic channel capacity for non-adaptive modulation, and the attainable spectral efficiency (SE) of an adaptive SIM-FSO communication system. According to the simulation results, it is possible to achieve an increase in SE under weak-to-strong turbulence conditions without the need to increase the average optical power transmitted or compromise the BER requirements.