Analysis of finite energy fresnel bessel beams scintillation level in turbulent communication links

Abstract

Scintillation indices of Finite Energy Fresnel-Bessel Beams (FEFBBs) propagating for 6Km in a turbulent atmosphere are analysed. In this context, the effects of beam order and Gaussian beam waist on the reduction of scintillation level are evaluated. Both the point-like scintillation and the power scintillation indices are examined. The obtained results show that beam order does not have a significant impact on the scintillation levels. FEFBBs are able to reduce the power scintillation levels, then improve the system performance better than fundamental Gaussian beams. Thus, the provided results are significant for not only the performance improvement of the free-space optical (FSO) communication systems but also for the applications that require line of sight alignment namely directed infrared countermeasure (DIRCM).