Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 24, 2406001(2022)

Influence of Low-Altitude Atmospheric Turbulence on Performance of Wireless Ultraviolet Communication

Taifei Zhao1,2、*, Haijun Zhang1, Mina Li1, and Hui Li1,2
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  • 1Faculty of Automation and Information Engineering, Xi′an University of Technology, Xi′an710048, Shaanxi , China
  • 2Shaanxi Civil-Military Integration Key Laboratory of Intelligence Collaborative Networks, Xi′an710000, Shaanxi , China
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    When wireless ultraviolet light is availed for non-line-of-sight scattering communication in the atmosphere, the scattering and absorption of atmospheric particles and the change in low-altitude atmospheric turbulence have a substantial impact on the performance of ultraviolet communication (UVC). This study builds a link model for wireless ultraviolet non-line-of-sight (NLOS) single-scattering communication under low-altitude atmospheric turbulence. Then, computer simulation is performed to analyze the system's communication performance, such as the light intensity distribution characteristics, signal-to-noise ratio, and signal attenuation, in NLOS scattering communication under different factors, including the ranges of the transmitter and the receiver, the refractive index structure parameters, and the pointing angle, and the effect of altitude variation on UVC during the day and at night. The simulation results reveal a gap between the performance of wireless UVC during the day and at night under turbulence changes at different heights. In the cases of horizontal communication, vertical communication, and oblique communication, the atmospheric refractive index structure constant at night increases by an order of magnitude compared with that under the weak turbulence condition, and the signal energy attenuates to 1/2.09, 1/2.16, and 1/2.03 of the original values, respectively, on average. The atmospheric refractive index structure constant during the day increases by an order of magnitude compared with that under the weak turbulence condition, and the signal energy attenuates to 1/2.07, 1/2.15, and 1/1.96 of the original values, respectively, on average. Clearly, communication at night is more affected by turbulence, and communication performance during the day is better than that at night. Moreover, turbulence has a greater impact on vertical communication.

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    Taifei Zhao, Haijun Zhang, Mina Li, Hui Li. Influence of Low-Altitude Atmospheric Turbulence on Performance of Wireless Ultraviolet Communication[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(24): 2406001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jun. 7, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 29, 2022

    Published Online: Dec. 14, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhao Taifei (tfz@xaut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.2406001

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