TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Link Misalignment in the Optical-Internet of Underwater Things
AU - Khalil, Ruhul
AU - Babar, Mohammad
AU - Saeed, Nasir
AU - Jan, Tariqullah
AU - Cho, Ho-Shin
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: The work was developed as a collaboration among all authors. R.A.K., M.I. B. and N.S. designed the study and system development. T.J. and H.-S.C. directed the research and collaborated in discussion on the proposed system model. The manuscript was mainly drafted by R.A. K. and N.S. and was revised and corrected by all co-authors. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
PY - 2020/4/16
Y1 - 2020/4/16
N2 - Underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) enables high-speed links in water for the optical Internet of Underwater Things (O-IoUT) networks. O-IoUT provides various marine applications, including ocean exploration, environmental monitoring, and underwater navigation. O-IoUT typically utilizes light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and different laser diodes (LDs) such as green/blue lasers to achieve efficient data communication in the underwater environment. The high-speed optical communication is limited up to a few tens of meters due to underwater channel impairments and misalignment between the transmitter (Tx) and the receiver (Rx). UWOC provides high-speed communications only in the line of sight conditions, and a small misalignment between the Tx and the Rx can degrade the system performance. In an attempt to understand and minimize this misalignment issue, we investigate how received power in a UWOC system depends on the transmitted beam’s divergence angle. Simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the study by comparing the plane, Gaussian, and spherical beams. Monte Carlo simulations are utilized to determine the maximum allowable lateral offset between Tx and Rx for a given Tx divergence angle. The results provide an overview and design-based trade-off between different parameters such as lateral offset, the power received, and bandwidth of the channel. The proposed method improves not only the maximum allowed link-span but also the bandwidth of the channel for a given transmission distance.
AB - Underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) enables high-speed links in water for the optical Internet of Underwater Things (O-IoUT) networks. O-IoUT provides various marine applications, including ocean exploration, environmental monitoring, and underwater navigation. O-IoUT typically utilizes light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and different laser diodes (LDs) such as green/blue lasers to achieve efficient data communication in the underwater environment. The high-speed optical communication is limited up to a few tens of meters due to underwater channel impairments and misalignment between the transmitter (Tx) and the receiver (Rx). UWOC provides high-speed communications only in the line of sight conditions, and a small misalignment between the Tx and the Rx can degrade the system performance. In an attempt to understand and minimize this misalignment issue, we investigate how received power in a UWOC system depends on the transmitted beam’s divergence angle. Simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the study by comparing the plane, Gaussian, and spherical beams. Monte Carlo simulations are utilized to determine the maximum allowable lateral offset between Tx and Rx for a given Tx divergence angle. The results provide an overview and design-based trade-off between different parameters such as lateral offset, the power received, and bandwidth of the channel. The proposed method improves not only the maximum allowed link-span but also the bandwidth of the channel for a given transmission distance.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662597
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/4/646
U2 - 10.3390/electronics9040646
DO - 10.3390/electronics9040646
M3 - Article
SN - 2079-9292
VL - 9
SP - 646
JO - Electronics
JF - Electronics
IS - 4
ER -
