Channel modeling and performance characterization of underwater visible light communications

Mohammed Elamassie, Farshad Miramirkhani, Murat Uysal

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Abstract

Underwater visible light communication (UVLC) has emerged as an attractive complementary solution to long-range acoustic communication and is able to achieve much higher data speeds. In this paper, we investigate the transmission range limits of UVLC systems. We first develop a closed-form path loss expression as a function of transceiver parameters and the water type. We then utilize this new expression to determine the maximum achievable link distance for UVLC systems while satisfying a specified bit error rate. Finally, we provide extensive numerical results to demonstrate the achievable distances in pure sea, clear ocean, coastal water and harbor water.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538643280
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 3 2018
Event2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2018 - Kansas City, United States
Duration: May 20 2018May 24 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2018 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityKansas City
Period5/20/185/24/18

Keywords

  • Multi-hop transmission
  • Ray tracing
  • Serial relaying
  • Underwater visible light communication (UVLC)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Hardware and Architecture

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