Title :
Monte Carlo simulation for underwater optical wireless communications
Author :
Jasman, F. ; Green, Roger J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Warwick Coventry, Coventry, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents the Monte Carlo simulation to evaluate the performance of underwater optical wireless communication for two types of link configuration: line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight reflective links. For line-of-sight links, comparison is made between a collimated and a diffused beam. The results demonstrate that the transmitter beam divergence has a significant impact in the transmission in clean seawater compared to turbid water. The bandwidth that can be achieved for line-of sight links is estimated to be around 100 MHz in turbid water and much higher in clean water. For non-line-of-sight reflective links the bandwidth is severely limited to around 20 MHz in clean water.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; seawater; underwater optical wireless communication; Monte Carlo simulation; clean water; line-of sight links; non-line-of-sight reflective links; seawater; transmitter beam divergence; turbid water; underwater optical wireless communications; Conferences; Decision support systems; Wireless communication; Monte Carlo simulation; beam divergence; frequency response; path loss; underwater optical wireless;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Wireless Communications (IWOW), 2013 2nd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Newcastle upon Tyne
DOI :
10.1109/IWOW.2013.6777789
