UHD Video Transmission Over Bidirectional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication

In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate for the first time a bidirectional underwater wireless optical communication system that is capable of transmitting an ultrahigh definition real-time video using a downlink channel while simultaneously receiving the feedback messages on the uplink channel...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Al-Halafi, Basem Shihada
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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description In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate for the first time a bidirectional underwater wireless optical communication system that is capable of transmitting an ultrahigh definition real-time video using a downlink channel while simultaneously receiving the feedback messages on the uplink channel. The links extend up to 4.5 m using QPSK, 16-QAM, and 64-QAM modulations. The system is built using software defined platforms connected to TO-9 packaged pigtailed 520 nm directly modulated green laser diode (LD) with 1.2 GHz bandwidth as the optical transmitter for video streaming on the downlink, and an avalanche photodiode (APD) module as the downlink receiver. The uplink channel is connected to another pigtailed 450 nm directly modulated blue LD with 1.2 GHz bandwidth as the optical uplink transmitter for the feedback channel, and to a second APD as the uplink receiver. We perform laboratory experiments on different water types. The measured throughput is 15 Mb/s for QPSK, and 30 Mb/s for both 16 QAM and 64 QAM. We evaluate the quality of the received live video streams using peak signal-to-noise ratio and achieve values up to 16 dB for 64 QAM when streaming UHD video in harbor II water and 22 dB in clear ocean.
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spelling doaj-art-1fced5ede32041ee82bdda843c57284c2025-08-20T03:32:32ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-0110211410.1109/JPHOT.2018.28216958329144UHD Video Transmission Over Bidirectional Underwater Wireless Optical CommunicationAbdullah Al-Halafi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0453-6553Basem Shihada1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4434-4334Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaComputer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaIn this paper, we experimentally demonstrate for the first time a bidirectional underwater wireless optical communication system that is capable of transmitting an ultrahigh definition real-time video using a downlink channel while simultaneously receiving the feedback messages on the uplink channel. The links extend up to 4.5 m using QPSK, 16-QAM, and 64-QAM modulations. The system is built using software defined platforms connected to TO-9 packaged pigtailed 520 nm directly modulated green laser diode (LD) with 1.2 GHz bandwidth as the optical transmitter for video streaming on the downlink, and an avalanche photodiode (APD) module as the downlink receiver. The uplink channel is connected to another pigtailed 450 nm directly modulated blue LD with 1.2 GHz bandwidth as the optical uplink transmitter for the feedback channel, and to a second APD as the uplink receiver. We perform laboratory experiments on different water types. The measured throughput is 15 Mb/s for QPSK, and 30 Mb/s for both 16 QAM and 64 QAM. We evaluate the quality of the received live video streams using peak signal-to-noise ratio and achieve values up to 16 dB for 64 QAM when streaming UHD video in harbor II water and 22 dB in clear ocean.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8329144/Underwater communicationbi-directional wireless optical communicationROVUHD videodiode lasersQPSK
spellingShingle Abdullah Al-Halafi
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UHD Video Transmission Over Bidirectional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication
IEEE Photonics Journal
Underwater communication
bi-directional wireless optical communication
ROV
UHD video
diode lasers
QPSK
title UHD Video Transmission Over Bidirectional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication
title_full UHD Video Transmission Over Bidirectional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication
title_fullStr UHD Video Transmission Over Bidirectional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication
title_full_unstemmed UHD Video Transmission Over Bidirectional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication
title_short UHD Video Transmission Over Bidirectional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication
title_sort uhd video transmission over bidirectional underwater wireless optical communication
topic Underwater communication
bi-directional wireless optical communication
ROV
UHD video
diode lasers
QPSK
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8329144/
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