Recent Advances and Trends in Underwater Optical Wireless Communications and Networks
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 5017
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optical wireless communication; intelligent reflecting surfaces; unmanned aerial vehicles; NOMA; WPT; IoUT; 5G/6G
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Interests: machine learning; wireless communication; underwater optical communication and network; 5G/6G; ad hoc network
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Interests: wireless communications; IoT; 6G; smart manufacturing
Interests: wireless communications; IoT; 6G; smart manufacturing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, we have witnessed increased interest in ocean exploration due to foreseeable depletion of several oceanic resources and rapid global climate changes. This has prompted research and development of high-speed, long-distance, highly secure, efficient and robust underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC) in the military, industrial, and scientific sectors. UOWC has emerged, promising high data rate communication in the underwater environment. This technology has proven its value in various applications, such as control of docking ports, real-time video transmission, telemetry, disaster prevention, environmental surveillance, offshore exploration, and oceanographic studies. It is a promising candidate for underwater communication, specifically using blue and green light. Several research efforts have been devoted to attaining long-distance UOWC, including iteration of algorithms and device updates. However, underwater scattered light can cause spatial, temporal, polarization, and phase distortion in the emitted optical signals. It can substantially restrict the transmission rate and distance between underwater devices. To ensure efficient, secure, and high-speed UOWC, research has focused on developing new communication mechanisms, novel transceiver designs, and new modulation formats.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for the recent advances and innovations in UOWCs. You are cordially invited to submit original research articles or perspective reviews, including the recent trends and developments regarding the current state-of-the art UOWCs. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to:
- Emerging UOWC technologies;
- New advances and challenges of UOWCs;
- Coding, detection, and modulation schemes for UOWC;
- Hybrid underwater optical wireless networks;
- Energy transfer and harvesting in Underwater Optical Wireless Systems;
- Internet of Underwater Things (IoUTs);
- Single-photon detector-based communication;
- Detector sensors, high-efficiency photodetectors for UOWC systems;
- Optical light sources for UOWC systems;
- Characterization of aquatic optical channels;
- Machine-learning-based algorithms for UOWC;
- Non-orthogonal Multiple Access techniques for UOWCs;
- Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS)-based UOWCs;
- Quantum-key distribution techniques;
- Standards, protocols, and recommendation for UOWCs;
- Experiments, trials, and testbeds for UOWCs;
- Fiber-wireless communication systems;
- UOWC positioning and localization;
- Scattering and oceanic turbulence mitigation techniques;
- Oceanic turbulence modeling and simulation.
Dr. Syed Agha Hassnain Mohsan
Dr. Yanlong Li
Dr. Zou Zhou
Dr. Khaled Rabie
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- underwater optical wireless communication
- underwater visible light communication
- optical communications
- free space optical communication
- architecture and protocol
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