Performance analysis of modulating retro-reflector optical communication system based on an Airy beam

Average Bit Error Rate (BER), outage probability and average channel capacity expressions of a Modulating Retro-Reflector (MRR) optical communication system based on an Airy beam under weak turbulence are derived. The effects of propagation distance, width parameter and exponential truncation factor of the Airy beam itself on the communication performance of the system are discussed. Meanwhile, the performance of the system based on the Gaussian beam is compared with the same turbulence condition and propagation distance. The simulation results show that under the same conditions, the system based on the Airy beam shows a lower outage probability, average BER and larger average channel capacity compared to the system based on the Gaussian beam. Moreover, the advantages of the Airy beam are more significant as the average signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) increases.