Analysis of the Rain Effects on Terrestrial Free Space Optics Based on Data Measured in Tropical Climate.

Free Space Optics (FSO) shows a great alternative as the solution for last mile problem where fiber optics is unavailable due to deployment time and cost constraint. However, the feasibility of using FSO system as communication link very much depends on local weather. Since tropical region experienc...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Zabidi, Suriza, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Wajdi, Al Khateeb, Ahmed Wathik, Naji
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2011
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spelling iium-174802015-09-09T00:12:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/17480/ Analysis of the Rain Effects on Terrestrial Free Space Optics Based on Data Measured in Tropical Climate. Ahmad Zabidi, Suriza Islam, Md. Rafiqul Wajdi, Al Khateeb Ahmed Wathik, Naji TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television Free Space Optics (FSO) shows a great alternative as the solution for last mile problem where fiber optics is unavailable due to deployment time and cost constraint. However, the feasibility of using FSO system as communication link very much depends on local weather. Since tropical region experiences heavy rainfall, rain with high intensity is expected to affect the FSO link severely. Few prediction models have been proposed by ITU-R based on France and Japan’s measurement. This paper has compared rain attenuation predicted by models and data measured in Malaysia over Free Space Optical links for one year period. Prediction models are clearly unable to predict attenuation measured in tropical climate. IIUM Press 2011 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/17480/1/analysis.pdf Ahmad Zabidi, Suriza and Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Wajdi, Al Khateeb and Ahmed Wathik, Naji (2011) Analysis of the Rain Effects on Terrestrial Free Space Optics Based on Data Measured in Tropical Climate. IIUM Engineering Journal, 12 (5). pp. 45-51. ISSN 1511-788X
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topic TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
spellingShingle TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
Ahmad Zabidi, Suriza
Islam, Md. Rafiqul
Wajdi, Al Khateeb
Ahmed Wathik, Naji
Analysis of the Rain Effects on Terrestrial Free Space Optics Based on Data Measured in Tropical Climate.
description Free Space Optics (FSO) shows a great alternative as the solution for last mile problem where fiber optics is unavailable due to deployment time and cost constraint. However, the feasibility of using FSO system as communication link very much depends on local weather. Since tropical region experiences heavy rainfall, rain with high intensity is expected to affect the FSO link severely. Few prediction models have been proposed by ITU-R based on France and Japan’s measurement. This paper has compared rain attenuation predicted by models and data measured in Malaysia over Free Space Optical links for one year period. Prediction models are clearly unable to predict attenuation measured in tropical climate.
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author Ahmad Zabidi, Suriza
Islam, Md. Rafiqul
Wajdi, Al Khateeb
Ahmed Wathik, Naji
author_facet Ahmad Zabidi, Suriza
Islam, Md. Rafiqul
Wajdi, Al Khateeb
Ahmed Wathik, Naji
author_sort Ahmad Zabidi, Suriza
title Analysis of the Rain Effects on Terrestrial Free Space Optics Based on Data Measured in Tropical Climate.
title_short Analysis of the Rain Effects on Terrestrial Free Space Optics Based on Data Measured in Tropical Climate.
title_full Analysis of the Rain Effects on Terrestrial Free Space Optics Based on Data Measured in Tropical Climate.
title_fullStr Analysis of the Rain Effects on Terrestrial Free Space Optics Based on Data Measured in Tropical Climate.
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the Rain Effects on Terrestrial Free Space Optics Based on Data Measured in Tropical Climate.
title_sort analysis of the rain effects on terrestrial free space optics based on data measured in tropical climate.
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/17480/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/17480/1/analysis.pdf
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