On the Suitability of Employing Silicon Photomultipliers for Underwater Wireless Optical Communication Links

Autor: Tasnim Hamza, Pierre Leon, Jan Opderbecke, Mohammad-Ali Khalighi, Salah Bourennane
Přispěvatelé: GSM (GSM), Institut FRESNEL (FRESNEL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), IFREMER, Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Département Systèmes Sous-Marins - IFREMER, Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Systèmes Sous-Marins (SM), École Centrale de Marseille (ECM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP)
IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), Jul 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
CSNDSP
International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing
International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, Jul 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
Popis: We investigate the use of Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) for signal detection in underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) systems. We present an analytical photon counting model for the SiPM and clarify the related noise sources. Then, for a typical UWOC link, we compare the link performance for the two cases of using an SiPM and an avalanche photo-diode, and show to which extent the link span can be increased for the case of an SiPM-based receiver. The results we present testify the practical interest and the feasibility of employing SiPMs in the UWOC context.
Databáze: OpenAIRE