In this paper, the performance of FSO communication link under weak atmospheric turbulence has been analyzed in terms of received power, Bit Error Rate for various data rates. The results have been simulated using R-soft OptSim 2015a environment and validated using hardware test bed setup. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Sangeetha R G

Electronics

School of Electronics Engineering

Chennai Campus

D. Anandkumar

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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Journal	Data powered by TypesetMicrowave and Optical Technology Letters
Publisher	Data powered by TypesetJohn Wiley and Sons Inc.
ISSN	08952477