Abstract

In this paper, we provide the performance analysis of free-space optical (FSO) communication systems over Fisher-Snedecor $\mathcal {F}$ fading channel with estimation errors in the presence of pointing errors. The probability density function (PDF) and cumulative distribution function (CDF) of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are derived in the presence of channel estimation errors and pointing errors. Subsequently, the novel expressions for the outage probability, average bit error rate (BER) and ergodic capacity are obtained. The asymptotic expressions for the outage probability and average BER are also presented to provide further insights into the FSO system performance in high SNR regime. Through numerical simulations, the impact of imprecise channel on the performance of the FSO communication systems is analyzed as compared with precise channel. Finally, Monte Carlo simulations are presented to validate the proposed analysis.

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