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Published on: June 25, 2021
Experimental analysis of atmospheric channel model with misalignment fading for GEO satellite-to-ground optical link
Abstract:
This paper describes experimental analysis of atmospheric channel model of Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite-to-ground optical link by utilizing the Laser Utilizing Communication Systems (LUCAS) onboard the optical data relay GEO satellite. Our research work examines the effect of misalignment fading and various atmospheric turbulence conditions. These analytical results clarify that atmospheric channel model is well fitted to theoretical distributions with misalignment fading under various turbulence regimes. We also evaluate several atmospheric channel characteristics, including coherence time, power spectral density and probability of fade, in various turbulence conditions.
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