Using Error Detection and Correction Coding for a Turbulent Atmospheric Optical Communications Link

Author

Mark A. Cloutier

Date of Award

12-1990

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Advisor

Dave Norman, PhD

Abstract

Probability of bit error (Pb) performance for a turbulent, atmospheric, optical, communications link with convolutional error detection and correction coding was investigated. The codes investigated were all rate 1/2 codes with constraint lengths ranging from 3 to 7. It was assumed that the coded data stream was sufficiently interleaved so that the turbulent channel could be considered memoryless. A theoretical bound on P_b, given by Viterbi for a memoryless channel, was used to plot curves of P_b versus the signal intensity of last transmitter. These curves were plotted for three different levels of atmospheric turbulence and three different levels of background light.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GEO-ENG-90D-3

DTIC Accession Number

ADA230540

Recommended Citation

Cloutier, Mark A., "Using Error Detection and Correction Coding for a Turbulent Atmospheric Optical Communications Link" (1990). Theses and Dissertations. 8024.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/8024