Packet error rate analysis of OOK, DPIM and PPM modulation schemes for ground-to-satellite optical communications

• Published in: Optics communications Vol. 283; no. 2; pp. 237 - 242
• Main Authors: Ma, Jing, Jiang, Yijun, Yu, Siyuan, Tan, Liying, Du, Wenhe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.01.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Atmospheric turbulence; Computational fluid dynamics; Convection, turbulence, diffusion. Boundary layer structure and dynamics; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Fluctuation; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Ground-to-satellite laser communication; Imaging and optical processing; Intensity fluctuation; Lasers; Meteorology; Modulation; Modulation and optical transfer functions; Optical communication; Optical telecommunications; Optics; Optimization; Physics; Systems design; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Turbulence; 42.68.Bz; Atmospheric turbulence; 42.79.Sz; Modulation; Ground-to-satellite laser communication; 42.30.Lr; Intensity fluctuation; Optical system; Error analysis; Optical telecommunication; Satellite telecommunication; Modulation transfer function
• ISSN: 0030-4018; 1873-0310
• DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2009.10.007

Packet error rate of OOK, DPIM and PPM modulation schemes are researched for ground-to-satellite optical communication systems. Analysis process is based on threshold detection for OOK and DPIM, and optimal detection for PPM. Packet error rate of these three modulation schemes are compared for both uplink and downlink, with consideration of the turbulence introduced intensity fluctuation in the ground-to-satellite laser link. Numerical results are given, and based on it, the advantages of PPM and DPIM are discussed, with the comparison to OOK. This work can be helpful for modulation scheme selection in the ground-to-satellite laser communication system design.