High-bandwidth underwater communications

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-102

  Lacovara, Philip ^a  

^a Ambalux Corporation

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT LIGHT; DATA BANDWIDTH; DOWN-WELLING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIBER-OPTICAL; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL; HIGH BANDWIDTH; LONG RANGE; OIL EXPLORATION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; TURBID WATER; UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION; UNDERWATER SENSORS;

BANDWIDTH; OCEANOGRAPHY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

ACOUSTIC DATA; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; DATA PROCESSING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FIBER OPTICS; HYDROGRAPHY; LIGHT INTENSITY; SENSOR; TURBIDITY; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 70349305725     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533208786861326     Document Type: Article

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