Analyzing Visible Light Communication Through Air–Water Interface

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dc.contributor.authorISLAM, MD SHAFIQUL
dc.contributor.authorYOUNIS, MOHAMED F.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-02T15:19:22Z
dc.date.available2019-10-02T15:19:22Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-30
dc.description.abstractIn underwater wireless networks (UWNs), conventionally there is no direct communication between an underwater node and a remote command center. A floating base-station is often used to serve as an interface to a UWN; such a base-station would typically have both acoustic and radio modems to communicate with underwater nodes and off-shore centers, respectively. Although employing an airborne base-station would avoid the logistically-complicated surface nodes deployment, communication across the air-water interface becomes the main challenge since it involves two mediums. This paper promotes a novel way to interconnect UWNs to airborne base-stations through visible light communication (VLC) links. The paper analyzes the viability of VLC across the air-water interface by determining the coverage area and intensity inside the water for a light transmitter placed in the air. We show that enough intensity can be achieved for VLC communication even in the presence of a wavy water surface. We then provide guidelines for using single and multiple light sources to establish robust VLC links under rough environmental conditions like high water current and turbidity. Our approach is validated using simulation and a lab experiment is done to validate the simulation result for flat water surfaces.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation, USA, under Contract 0000010465.en_US
dc.format.extent16 pagesen_US
dc.genreJournal Articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2rnpg-jgdm
dc.identifier.citationM. S. Islam and M. F. Younis, "Analyzing Visible Light Communication Through Air–Water Interface," in IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 123830-123845, 2019. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2938522 keywords: {Optical surface waves;Light sources;Water resources;Atmospheric modeling;Surface acoustic waves;Air-water interface;free space optics;optical communication;underwater wireless networks;visible light communication}, URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8821277&isnumber=8600701en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2938522
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/14961
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherIEEEen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.subjectvisible light communicationen_US
dc.subjectunderwater wireless networksen_US
dc.subjectoptical communicationen_US
dc.subjectfree space opticsen_US
dc.subjectAir-water interfaceen_US
dc.titleAnalyzing Visible Light Communication Through Air–Water Interfaceen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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