Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 13, 1306016(2025)

FPGA-Based High-Speed Underwater Real-Time Laser Communication System

Zhangxing Wang1, Tao Wang1、*, Shengjie Yu2, Xiaoyu Shen1, Renjiang Zhu1, Lidan Jiang1, Cunzhu Tong2, Yanrong Song3, and Peng Zhang4、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China
  • 2Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, Jilin , China
  • 3School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 4National Center for Applied Mathematics in Chongqing, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Schematic of zero-forcing pre-equalizer
    RS encode circuit
    Circuit of syndrome calculation
    ePIBMA architecture[29]. (a) PE processor; (b) ePIBMA block diagram; (c) eCSEE circuit
    Device diagram for measuring system pulse response
    Realization architecture of truncated zero-forcing pre-equalizer
    BER and eye diagrams of the system using different equalizers. (a) Comparison of BER of different equalizers (inset: eye diagram of the system without equalizer); (b)‒(e) eye diagrams of the system with truncated zero-forcing pre-equalizer for N = 1, 2, 3, 4; (f)‒(i) eye diagrams of the system with original zero-forcing pre-equalizer for N = 1, 2, 3, 4
    System BER test with various RS encoding parameters. (a) Test flowchart; (b) comparison of BER
    Pipeline architecture of RS decoder
    RS decoder simulation. (a) Received data of decoder; (b) output data of decoder
    Underwater laser communication system based on FPGA. (a) Physical picture; (b) block diagrams of FPGA internal modules; (c) water tank
    • Table 1. Comparison of real-time UWOC systems

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      Table 1. Comparison of real-time UWOC systems

      YearDistance /mBit rate /(Mbit/s)BERModulationChannel codingEqualizer
      2018101025<10-4NRZ-OOKRS-convolutional concatenated codeActive post-equalizer
      2019113507.11×10-416-QAM
      20221232808.6×10-6NRZ-OOKSecond-order pre-emphasis circuit
      202313124NRZ-OOK
      2024141407.4×10-4/1.2×10-3NOMA
      This work6062.5<10-7NRZ-OOKRS codeTruncated zero-forcing pre-equalizer
    • Table 2. Tap coefficients of truncated zero-forcing pre-equalizer

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      Table 2. Tap coefficients of truncated zero-forcing pre-equalizer

      NC0C1C2C3C4
      10.8072-0.1928
      20.7786-0.18590.0354
      30.7702-0.18390.03500.0108
      40.7582-0.18110.03450.01060.0156
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    Zhangxing Wang, Tao Wang, Shengjie Yu, Xiaoyu Shen, Renjiang Zhu, Lidan Jiang, Cunzhu Tong, Yanrong Song, Peng Zhang. FPGA-Based High-Speed Underwater Real-Time Laser Communication System[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(13): 1306016

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Nov. 19, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 20, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Tao Wang (wangt@cqnu.edu.cn), Peng Zhang (zhangpeng2010@cqnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP242279

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP242279

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