Intelligent-reflecting-surfaces-assisted hybrid FSO/RF communication with diversity combining: a performance analysis

• Main Authors: Uniyal, Smriti, Vishwakarma, Narendra, Swaminathan, R., Madhukumar, A. S.
• Other Authors: School of Computer Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Other; Free space optics (FSO); Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS); Selection combining (SC); Maximal ratio combining (MRC)
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175399
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Free space optics (FSO) and radio frequency (RF) communication systems exhibit complementary characteristics, with FSO being susceptible to fog, turbulence, and pointing errors, whereas RF is susceptible to rain and small scale fading. These inherent complementary characteristics between FSO and RF...