• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 10, 100007 (2019)
Jing Xu1,2,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Optical Communications Laboratory, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Ocean Observation-Imaging Testbed of Zhejiang Province, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201917.100007 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jing Xu, "Underwater wireless optical communication: why, what, and how? [Invited]," Chin. Opt. Lett. 17, 100007 (2019) Copy Citation Text show less
    Typical application scenarios of UWOC.
    Fig. 1. Typical application scenarios of UWOC.
    Intensity distribution of a laser beam after transmitting through (a) 30 m and (b) 60 m in clean sea water.
    Fig. 2. Intensity distribution of a laser beam after transmitting through (a) 30 m and (b) 60 m in clean sea water.
    Experimental setup of the proposed RGB LD-based WDM UWOC system. Inset: (a) the transmitter module, (b) the receiver module, and (c) the water tank[18].
    Fig. 3. Experimental setup of the proposed RGB LD-based WDM UWOC system. Inset: (a) the transmitter module, (b) the receiver module, and (c) the water tank[18].
    Schematic diagram of the working principle of a DM-DPSSL[39].
    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of the working principle of a DM-DPSSL[39].
    Possible application scenario of the proposed underwater Fi-Wi system[40].
    Fig. 5. Possible application scenario of the proposed underwater Fi-Wi system[40].
    Leaky POF-based distributed UWOC system[41]. Inset: a “ZJU” symbol generated by a leaky POF originally used for decorative applications.
    Fig. 6. Leaky POF-based distributed UWOC system[41]. Inset: a “ZJU” symbol generated by a leaky POF originally used for decorative applications.
    (a) Experiment setup of the 46 m UWOC system using an MPPC receiver[52]. (b) The 46 m PVC tube filled with tap water to simulate a 46 m underwater channel.
    Fig. 7. (a) Experiment setup of the 46 m UWOC system using an MPPC receiver[52]. (b) The 46 m PVC tube filled with tap water to simulate a 46 m underwater channel.
    Transmitting optical power for different L-PPM signals[52]; stimulated/spontaneous: laser worked under stimulated/spontaneous emission state.
    Fig. 8. Transmitting optical power for different L-PPM signals[52]; stimulated/spontaneous: laser worked under stimulated/spontaneous emission state.
    Histogram of incident photon number in each pulse slot for different L-PPMs[53].
    Fig. 9. Histogram of incident photon number in each pulse slot for different L-PPMs[53].
    (a) Waveform and (b) spectrum of the captured 32-QAM OFDM signal with an ROP of −19.9 dBm[55].
    Fig. 10. (a) Waveform and (b) spectrum of the captured 32-QAM OFDM signal with an ROP of −19.9 dBm[55].
    Constellations after 2 m underwater transmission: (a) 256-QAM with bit loading, (b) 16-QAM with bit loading, (c) 256-QAM without bit loading[58].
    Fig. 11. Constellations after 2 m underwater transmission: (a) 256-QAM with bit loading, (b) 16-QAM with bit loading, (c) 256-QAM without bit loading[58].
    Experimental setup for the proposed MIMO-OFDM-based UWOC system. The inset shows the schematic arrangement of transmitters (TXs) and receivers (RXs)[42].
    Fig. 12. Experimental setup for the proposed MIMO-OFDM-based UWOC system. The inset shows the schematic arrangement of transmitters (TXs) and receivers (RXs)[42].
    Experimental setup for verifying information leakage using an MPPC placed aside the light beam[76].
    Fig. 13. Experimental setup for verifying information leakage using an MPPC placed aside the light beam[76].
    Experimental setup of the air–water laser communication scheme[82]. Inset: (a) the transmitter module, (b) the receiver module, and (c) the water tank.
    Fig. 14. Experimental setup of the air–water laser communication scheme[82]. Inset: (a) the transmitter module, (b) the receiver module, and (c) the water tank.
    (a) Wave/current basin (70 m in length, 40 m in width, and 1.5 m in depth). (b) The research vessel named Zijingang (29.8 m in length with a gross tonnage of 100 tons).
    Fig. 15. (a) Wave/current basin (70 m in length, 40 m in width, and 1.5 m in depth). (b) The research vessel named Zijingang (29.8 m in length with a gross tonnage of 100 tons).
    Water Typesabc
    Clear water0.1140.0370.151
    Coastal water0.1790.2190.398
    Harbor water0.3661.8242.190
    Table 1. Typical Parameters for Different Water Types