Performance investigation of UOWC system based on OAM beams for various Jerlov water types

This paper introduces a novel high-speed underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC) system employing three distinct orbital angular momentum (OAM) beams. A single green laser source operating at 532 nm generates these beams: LG 0 , 0 , LG 0 , 20 , and LG 0 , 50 , each transmitting data at 10 Gbps. The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of absorption and scattering coefficients for five Jerlov water types: I (JI), IA (JIA), IB (JIB), II (JII), and III (JIII). Simulation results demonstrate the system ability to transmit multiple data streams simultaneously using distinct OAM modes, achieving an overall capacity of 30 Gbps. The longest underwater (UW) transmission distance of 22 m is achieved in JI water as it exhibits the lowest attenuation. This range decreases by 9.09 %, 31.82 %, 59.09 %, and 80.91 % in JIA, JIB, JII, and JIII, respectively, due to increased attenuation in these water types. These results are obtained with a log (BER) below −5 and a Q-factor above 4, indicating successful data reception. The findings highlight the potential of OAM multiplexing for enhancing data capacity in challenging underwater environments. • A new UOWC system is proposed based on using OAM beams. • The performance is investigated under 5 different Jerlov water conditions. • Scattering and absorption coefficients of Jerlov waters are calculated at 532 nm.