Type
ArticleAuthors
Oubei, Hassan M.
Shen, Chao

Kammoun, Abla

Zedini, Emna

Park, Kihong

Sun, Xiaobin

Liu, Guangyu

Kang, Chun Hong

Ng, Tien Khee

Alouini, Mohamed-Slim

Ooi, Boon S.

KAUST Department
Photonics LaboratoryCommunication Theory Laboratory
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
Date
2018-07-17Online Publication Date
2018-07-17Print Publication Date
2018-08-01Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/628045
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Underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) is a wireless communication technology that uses visible light to transmit data in underwater environment. Compared to radio-frequency (RF) and acoustic underwater techniques, UWOC has many advantages including large information bandwidth, unlicensed spectrum and low power requirements. This review paper provides an overview of the latest UWOC research. Additionally, we present a detailed description of transmitter and receiver technologies which are key components of UWOC systems. Moreover, studies investigating underwater optical channel models for both simple attenuation and the impact of turbulence including air bubbles and inhomogeneous salinity and temperature are also described. Future research challenges are identified and outlined.Citation
Oubei, H. M., Shen, C., Kammoun, A., Zedini, E., Park, K.-H., Sun, X., … Ooi, B. S. (2018). Light based underwater wireless communications. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 57(8S2), 08PA06. doi:10.7567/jjap.57.08pa06Sponsors
The financial support from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Grant No. KACST TIC R2-FP-008 is gratefully acknowledged. This work was partially supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) baseline funding, BAS/1/1614-01-01, KAUST funding KCR/1/2081-01-01, and GEN/1/6607-01-01, as well as KAUST-KFUPM Special Initiative (KKI) Program, REP/1/2878-01-01.Publisher
IOP PublishingAdditional Links
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.7567/JJAP.57.08PA06ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.7567/JJAP.57.08PA06