Underwater Video Communications
The specific scientific objectives of the project are as follows. First, to characterize the statistics of fading in UOWC channels and analyze the corresponding system performance. Second, to develop a novel high speed GaN-based laser diode that can be directly modulated to >2.5GHz, and produces 0.5W optical power, low beam divergence at a single frequency that match the highest transmission wavelength of red sea water. Third, to develop a low-cost, energy-efficient transceiver for UOWC systems supporting high data rate (i.e. up to 1 Gbps and wider transmission coverage up to 1 kilometer). Finally, to build a prototype and perform system testing and debugging to ensure smooth reliable operations in the Red Sea. This project started on July 2014 and is being funded by KAUST OCRF in collaboration with the Red Sea center for three years. We have already completed phase one of the project, which consists of testbed construction along with the measurements.
Duration
2014-2019
Funding
- PI "Underwater Visible Light Communications". Funded by NPRP with $125K.
- Co-PI "Underwater Optical Communication System". Funded by KAUST OCRF with $512K.
Team Members
- Abdullah Halafi
- Hassan Oubei
Selected Publications
- A. Halafi, A. AlGhadhban, and B. Shihada, "Queuing Delay Model for Video Transmission over Multi-Channel Underwater Wireless Optical Networks", IEEE Access, Accepted, 2019. [PDF]
- A. Halafi and B. Shihada, "UHD Video Transmission over Bi-Directional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication", IEEE Photonics, To Appear, 2018. [PDF]
- A. Halafi, H. Oubei, B. Ooi, and B. Shihada, "Real-time Video Transmission over Different Underwater Wireless Optical Channels using Directly Modulated 520nm Laser Diode", IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Accepted, 2017. [PDF]
Collaborators
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Prof. Slim Alouini , Electrical Engineering, KAUST, KSA
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Prof. Boon Ooi , Electrical Engineering, KAUST, KSA
- Dr. Mohamed Abdallah , Texas A&M University
Software Packages
- VideoOptical v1.0, 2017. Labview implementation of live video transmission over underwater wireless optical Links
Demo
UHD Video Transmission Testbed Demo
Media
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