The average bit-error rate （ABER） performance of free-space optical （FSO） communication links is investigated for space-shift keying （SSK） over log-normal and negative-exponential atmospheric turbulence channels...The average bit-error rate （ABER） performance of free-space optical （FSO） communication links is investigated for space-shift keying （SSK） over log-normal and negative-exponential atmospheric turbulence channels. SSK is compared with repetition codes and a single-input single-output system using multiple pulse amplitude mod- ulations. Simulation results show that the signal-to-noise ratio gain of SSK largely increases with greater spectral efficiencies and/or higher turbulence effects. A tight bound for ABER is derived based on an exact moment generation function （MGF） for negative-exponential channel and an approximate MGF for log-normal channel. Finally, extensive Monte Carlo simulations are run to validate the analytical analysis.展开更多
文摘The average bit-error rate （ABER） performance of free-space optical （FSO） communication links is investigated for space-shift keying （SSK） over log-normal and negative-exponential atmospheric turbulence channels. SSK is compared with repetition codes and a single-input single-output system using multiple pulse amplitude mod- ulations. Simulation results show that the signal-to-noise ratio gain of SSK largely increases with greater spectral efficiencies and/or higher turbulence effects. A tight bound for ABER is derived based on an exact moment generation function （MGF） for negative-exponential channel and an approximate MGF for log-normal channel. Finally, extensive Monte Carlo simulations are run to validate the analytical analysis.
