A polarization shift-keying system for underwater optical communications

Author

Cox, William C. ; Hughes, Brian L. ; Muth, John F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A compact and simple setup for testing polarization modulation in the underwater channel is demonstrated. The results from this system compare favorably to a non-polarization modulation system utilizing on-off keying modulation. This system will allow future work to explore using polarization in optical communication systems underwater. The advantages of such systems include ability to monitor the water quality of the channel during transmission and reduction of receiver shot noise.

Keywords

marine communication; modulation; optical communication; phase shift keying; polarisation; telecommunication channels; non-polarization modulation system; on-off keying modulation; polarization modulation testing; polarization shift-keying system; receiver shot noise; underwater channel; underwater optical communications; Light scattering; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Particle scattering; Polarization shift keying; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2009, MTS/IEEE Biloxi - Marine Technology for Our Future: Global and Local Challenges

Conference_Location

Biloxi, MS

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4960-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-933957-38-1

Type

conf

Filename

5422258