Systematic Raptor Codes for Atmospheric Optical Channels

In this paper, a rate-adaptive free-space optical (FSO) communication system using systematic Raptor codes is investigated based on experimental data measured over a 1.87 km terrestrial FSO link in different weather conditions. Using Raptor codes, the FSO communication system can adapt to the channel gain fluctuations caused by atmospheric turbulence and/or adverse weather conditions. To alleviate the burden of synchronizing between transmitter …