Effect of Water Quality and Modulation Complexity on UOWC Performance: A Comparative Study | ||||
| International Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences-October 6 University | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 2, July 2025, Page 1-18 PDF (1.64 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijeasou.2025.386929.1050 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
M. Mokhtar Zayed   1; Mona Shokair2; Ismail Mohammed Hafez2; Ibrahim Zewail3; Manal Shehab2
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| 1Department of Communications and Computers Engineering, Higher Institute of Engineering, El-Shorouk Academy, El-Shorouk City, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, October 6 University,6th of October City, 12585, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, kafr El-Shiekh, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Underwater Optical Wireless Communication (UOWC) is gaining prominence as a promising solution for high-speed data transmission in marine environments, offering a viable alternative to conventional acoustic and RF systems. This study investigates the performance of six widely used modulation schemes—OOK, PPM, PAM, DQPSK, 16-PSK, and 32-QAM—under varying underwater conditions. The evaluation is conducted across four representative water types: pure sea, clear ocean, coastal ocean, and turbid harbor, each characterized by different absorption, scattering, turbulence, and noise levels. A green LED-PS operating at 520 nm, optimal for coastal and turbid waters, is employed alongside a SiPM-PD with a high sensitivity of –53.4 dBm. Performance is assessed through key metrics including received optical power, BER, SNR, channel capacity, and communication distance. Results at a target BER of 10⁻⁶ show that the required transmitted power increases markedly with both turbidity and modulation complexity, ranging from –2.10 dBm (OOK, pure sea) to 80.63 dBm (32-QAM, turbid harbor), while SNR demands rise from 17.59 dB to 43.58 dB. Maximum channel capacity reaches 47.6 bps/Hz with 32-QAM in pure sea water but drops to nearly zero in turbid harbor conditions. Similarly, the maximum achievable distance drops from 81.1 m (OOK, pure sea) to just 3.99 m (32-QAM, turbid harbor). At fixed SNR = 30 dB and receiver sensitivity of –53.4 dBm, communication distances follow consistent trends, confirming the crucial influence of both environmental conditions and modulation . These findings offer valuable insights into optimal modulation selection for robust and energy-efficient UOWC system design in diverse environments. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Bit Error Rate (BER); Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR); Channel Capacity; Water Turbidity; Optical Communication Systems | ||||
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