Simple statistical channel model for weak temperature-induced turbulence in underwater wireless optical communication systems

Hassan Makine Oubei, Emna Zedini, Rami T. ElAfandy, Abla Kammoun, Mohamed Abdallah, Tien Khee Ng, Mounir Hamdi, Mohamed Slim Alouini, Boon S. Ooi*

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Abstract

In this Letter, we use laser beam intensity fluctuation measurements to model and describe the statistical properties of weak temperature-induced turbulence in underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) channels. UWOC channels with temperature gradients are modeled by the generalized gamma distribution (GGD) with an excellent goodness of fit to the measured data under all channel conditions. Meanwhile, thermally uniform channels are perfectly described by the simple gamma distribution which is a special case of GGD. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first model that comprehensively describes both thermally uniform and gradient-based UWOC channels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2455-2458
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume42
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2017

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