The effect of air bubbles on an underwater optical communications system for wireless sensor network applications

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 729-732

  Hagem, Rabee M ^a   Thiel, David V ^a,b   O'Keefe, Steven G ^a   Fickenscher, Thomas ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c HELMUT SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air bubble attenuation; Optical communications; Swimmer; Underwater communications; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLES; ATTENUATION CONSTANTS; LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DETECTORS; SWIMMER; SYSTEM USE; UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION; WIRELESS SENSOR;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84857426603     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.26664     Document Type: Article

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