title: Atmospheric-turbulence-induced power-fade statistics for a multiaperture optical receiver.
abstract: To estimate the probability distributions of power fades, we consider two basic types of disturbance in electromagnetic wave propagation through atmospheric turbulence: wave-front intensity fluctuations and wave-front distortion. We assess the reduction in the cumulative probability of losses caused by these two effects through spatial diversity by using a multiaperture receiver configuration. Degradations in receiver performance are determined with fractal techniques used to simulate the turbulence-induced wave-front phase distortion, and a log normal model is assumed for the collected power fluctuations.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belmonte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Comerón
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rubio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bará
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández