Published January 1, 2021 | Version v1
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Composite Fading Model for Aerial MIMO FSO Links in the Presence of Atmospheric Turbulence and Pointing Errors

  • 1. Egyptian Atom Energy Author, Nucl Res Ctr, Inshas 13759, Egypt
  • 2. Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Informat Sci & Elect Engn, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
  • 3. King Fahd Univ Petr & Minerals, Comp Engn Dept, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
  • 4. Carleton Univ, Dept Syst & Comp Engn, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
  • 5. Ozyegin Univ, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, TR-34794 Istanbul, Turkey

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In this letter, we introduce accurate approximation expressions for composite fading channel model and outage probability of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) free space optical (FSO) link between two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in hovering state. In our derivations, we consider the effects of weather attenuation, random fluctuations in UAVs' positions and orientations, and atmospheric turbulence. Our proposed model is unified with respect to turbulence effect, which means it is valid for different atmospheric turbulence models. We show the accuracy of the proposed model through comparisons with Monte Carlo simulations under different channel conditions.

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