Two-dimensional Intensity Distribution and Connectivity in Ultraviolet Ad-Hoc Network

Abstract

Consider directional antenna array in an ultraviolet (UV) scattering communication Ad-Hoc network. To efficiently obtain the link gain coverage of single antenna, we propose an algorithm based on one-dimensional (1D) numerical integration and an off-line data library. We also analyze the two-dimensional (2D) scattering intensity distribution, where numerical results show that the path loss profile can be well fitted by elliptic models. In addition, assume that the node distribution in Ad-Hoc network obeys Poisson point process (PPP). For both directional antenna array and omnidirectional antenna, adopting ellipses and circles to represent the coverage of nodes, we investigate the minimum power such that the network still keeps connected. Simulation results show that employing directional antenna array can effectively reduce the minimum power that guarantees coverage.