Laser beam propagation through the ocean´s surface

Author

Estes, Lee E. ; Fain, Gilbert ; Harris, Joseph D., II

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., N. Dartmouth, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

23-26 Sep 1996

Firstpage

87

Abstract

The practicality of communication through the water´s surface is explored using values from Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. A series of measurements of absorption and attenuation as a function of frequency were taken in the bay. The resultant values were used to provide input to a numerical ray model of light propagating through the water column, a random surface and to a receiver in the air. Signal to noise ratios were calculated and show that an appropriately designed system is practical

Keywords

laser beam applications; light absorption; light propagation; oceanographic regions; oceanography; optical communication; Buzzards Bay; Massachusetts; North Atlantic; USA; absorption; attenuation; laser beam propagation; numerical ray model; ocean; ocean surface; optical communication; optical link; random surface; sea coast; signal to noise ratio; underwater light; Absorption; Attenuation measurement; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Numerical models; Optical attenuators; Optical propagation; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3519-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1996.572553

Filename

572553