Sarı, FilizYenice, Yusuf Erkan13.07.20192019-07-1613.07.20192019-07-1620169781509022694https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COBCOM.2016.7593515https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/23511st International Conference on Broadband Communications for Next Generation Networks and Multimedia Applications, CoBCom 2016 -- 14 September 2016 through 16 September 2016 -- -- 124377Average BER-SNR variations of Lorentz-Gaussian laser beam are analyzed for terrestrial optical wireless communications. Using the scintillation index obtained by the extended Huygens-Fresnel method, BER-SNR variations are evaluated for weak turbulence. It is shown that collimated and focused Lorentz-Gaussian beams have better link performance compared to pure Gaussian beams for specified parameter realms. © 2016 IEEE.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAtmospheric TurbulenceBit Error RateLaser Beam PropagationLorentz-Gaussian BeamConference Object10.1109/COBCOM.2016.7593515N/AN/A