On Irradiance Distributions for Weakly Turbulent FSO Links: Log-Normal vs. Gamma-Gamma

Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026 2026

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Authors: Carmen Álvarez Roa, Yunus Can Gültekin, Vincent van Vliet, Menno van den Hout, Chigo M. Okonkwo, Alex Alvarado
DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2026.th1e.3
Cited by: 1
References: 4

Abstract

Weak turbulence is commonly modeled using the log-normal distribution. Our experimental results show that this distribution fails to capture irradiance fluctuations in this regime. The Gamma-Gamma model is shown to be more accurate.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Combustion and flame dynamics

Publication details

Journal / source
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026
Publisher
Optica Publishing Group
Pages
Th1E.3–Th1E.3
Publication date
1 January 2026