Research Article

Turbo-Coded MC-CDMA Communication Link over Strong Turbulence Fading Limited FSO Channel with Receiver Space Diversity

Table 5

Proposed system profile in presence of strong turbulence fading.

Bit error rate 1 0 1 0
Modulation/detection8-ary PSK based subcarrier intensity modulation/direct detection
Number of photodetectors4 (PIN photodetector)
Average electrical CINR per photodetector requirement10.2 dB
Spreading sequence256 chip GOLD sequence
Turbo-coding configuration16 state Rate-1/3 ( 2 3 , 3 7 , 3 2 0 ) Turbo Code with 𝑑 f r e e = 2 3 and 𝑤 f r e e = 1
Laser beam wavelength1.55 μm
Achievable link length3 to 3.5 Km