
In this paper, we propose a mixed dual-hop communication system consisting of terahertz/underwater wireless optical communication (THz-UWOC) links with hardware impairments. In particular, considering the heterodyne detection, we assume that the THz link obeys $\alpha $ - $\mu $ fading with pointing errors (PEs), while the UWOC channel experiences a mixture exponential-generalized gamma (EGG) fading with pointing errors. Assuming a fixed gain amplify-and-forward (AF) and decode-and-forward (DF) relaying protocols, the closed-form expressions of the outage probability, in terms of the bivariate Fox’s H-function is derived. Finally, the Monte Carlo simulation verifies the analytical results, which demonstrates the effect of turbulence conditions, different fading, and pointing errors on the system performance.
terahertz communications, underwater wireless optical communication, pointing errors, Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering, Hardware impairments, outage probability, TK1-9971
terahertz communications, underwater wireless optical communication, pointing errors, Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering, Hardware impairments, outage probability, TK1-9971
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