Frequency distribution of rainfall attenuation in a 50 m hybrid fiber/freespace link

Authors

  • Raphael A. Guerrero Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
  • J. Raymundo Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University
  • A. Romero Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University

Abstract

We present measurements of signal loss in a 50 m optical fiber/freespace link caused by Metro Manila rainfall. Minimum and maximum attenuation are 0.08 dB and 4.05 dB, respectively. The frequency distribution of attenuation is observed to follow a power law with exponent –2.3473.

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2003-10-22

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2003: Proceedings of the 21st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

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Poster Session PA

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“Frequency distribution of rainfall attenuation in a 50 m hybrid fiber/freespace link”, Proc. SPP, vol. 21, no. 1, p. SPP-2003-PA-04, Oct. 2003, Accessed: Mar. 29, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2003-PA-04