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Underwater Optical Wireless Communications: Overview.

ABSTRACT: Underwater Optical Wireless Communication (UOWC) is not a new idea, but it has recently attracted renewed interest since seawater presents a reduced absorption window for blue-green light. Due to its higher bandwidth, underwater optical wireless communications can support higher data rates at low latency levels compared to acoustic and RF counterparts. The paper is aimed at those who want to undertake studies on UOWC. It offers an overview on the current technologies and those potentially available soon. Particular attention has been given to offering a recent bibliography, especially on the use of single-photon receivers.

SUBMITTER: Schirripa Spagnolo G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7219055 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Underwater Optical Wireless Communications: Overview.

Schirripa Spagnolo Giuseppe G Cozzella Lorenzo L Leccese Fabio F

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 20200416 8

Underwater Optical Wireless Communication (UOWC) is not a new idea, but it has recently attracted renewed interest since seawater presents a reduced absorption window for blue-green light. Due to its higher bandwidth, underwater optical wireless communications can support higher data rates at low latency levels compared to acoustic and RF counterparts. The paper is aimed at those who want to undertake studies on UOWC. It offers an overview on the current technologies and those potentially availa ...[more]

PMID: 32316218

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