Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 9, 20200445(2021)

Research and design of underwater wireless optical communication system with dual light sources

Hexi Liang1, Tianhao Shen1、*, Zhenya Wang2,5, Cong Cao2,5, Yun Xiao3, and Yong Ai4,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, China
  • 2School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
  • 3Wuhan Marine Communication Institute, Wuhan 430205, China
  • 4Electronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
  • 5Wuhan Liubo Photoelectric Technology Co. LTD, Wuhan 430000, China
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    Figures & Tables(20)
    Overall structure diagram of the system
    LED digital modulation characteristic curve
    Improved circuit model diagram
    Schematic diagram of high-power LED signal modulation circuit
    Measured value of the current flow through the LED
    5 MHz waveform of APD receiving communication bandwidth
    Schematic diagram of the receiving end of the system
    APD detector 45 MHz test output signal
    PMT detector 45 MHz test output signal
    FPGA control core block diagram
    FPGA control unit encoding and decoding data flow
    Underwater optical communication link model
    Engineering prototype
    Underwater experiment test scenario
    Simulating underwater test experiment
    Bit error rate performance test of equipment
    Upper computer display transceiver data diagram
    • Table 1. Comparison table of performance parameters between traditional OOK modulation mode and improved OOK modulation mode

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      Table 1. Comparison table of performance parameters between traditional OOK modulation mode and improved OOK modulation mode

      ParameterTRAD_OOKIMP_OOK
      Average optical power${ {P }_{ {\rm{MAX} } } }/2$$({ {P }_{ {\rm{BIAS} } } } + { {P }_{ {\rm{MAX} } } })/2$
      Bandwidth requirementsRR
      Channel capacity$1/{\rm{\tau}} $$1/{\rm{\tau}} $
      Slot error rate$\dfrac{1}{2}\left\{ {1 - {\rm{erf} }\left(\dfrac{ {\sqrt { { {{P} }_{ {\rm{MAX} } } }/2{ {\rm{\sigma} } ^2} } } }{2}\right)} \right\}$$\dfrac{1}{2}\left\{ {1 - {\rm{erf} }\left(\dfrac{ {\sqrt {({ { {P} }_{ {\rm{BIAS} } } } + { { {P} }_{ {\rm{MAX} } } })/(2{ {\rm{\sigma} } ^2)} } } }{2}\right)} \right\}$
    • Table 2. Wireless optical transmission characteristic parameters of underwater equipment

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      Table 2. Wireless optical transmission characteristic parameters of underwater equipment

      ParameterValue
      LED beam divergent half angle ${\rm{\gamma}} $/(°) 3.04
      LD beam divergent half angle ${\rm{\gamma}} $/ (°) 0.51
      LED optical transmitting power ${{P}_{\rm{T}}}$/ dBm 35.6
      LD optical transmitting power ${{P}_{\rm{T}}}$/ dBm 18
      Transmission link off-axis angle ${\rm{\theta }}$/ (°) 0
      APD receiving area of photodetector ${ {S }_{\rm{R} } }$/ ${\rm{m}}{{\rm{m}}^2}$19.6π
      PMT receiving area of photodetector ${ {S }_{\rm{R} } }$/ ${\rm{m}}{{\rm{m}}^2}$156.25π
      Optical wavelength ${\lambda }$/nm 470
    • Table 3. Equipment performance parameter test

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      Table 3. Equipment performance parameter test

      Emission sourceCommunication distance/m Communication rate/Mbps Receiving detector Theoretical received optical power value/dBm Actual received optical power/dBm
      LD560APD−10.09−11.3
      LD1060APD−18.73−18.5
      LD1242APD−21.35−20.9
      LED2018APD−27.72−28.2
      LED4515PMT−38.77−38.6
      LED6010PMT−49.09−53.2
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    Hexi Liang, Tianhao Shen, Zhenya Wang, Cong Cao, Yun Xiao, Yong Ai. Research and design of underwater wireless optical communication system with dual light sources[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(9): 20200445

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical communication and sensing

    Received: Nov. 21, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 28, 2021

    The Author Email: Tianhao Shen (shentianhaosth@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20200445

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