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Fletcher Blackmon¹, Lee Estes, Gilbert Fain

¹Naval Undersea Warfare Center, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, Rhode Island 02841, USA. blackmonfa@npt.nuwc.navy.mil

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Area of Science:

Acoustics
Optics
Communications Engineering

Background:

Underwater communication is vital for submarines and unmanned undersea vehicles.
Traditional acoustic methods face limitations in range and bandwidth.
Optoacoustic communication offers a potential alternative for air-to-water data transmission.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the linear optoacoustic mechanism for air-to-water communication.
To assess achievable communication ranges for submerged platforms.
To develop and evaluate a practical linear-regime optoacoustic communication scheme.

Main Methods:

Experimental generation of underwater acoustic signals using linear optoacoustic conversion.
Simulation of optoacoustic communication based on theoretical models.
Analysis of oblique laser incidence effects on air-water interface communication range.
Optimization of optical wavelength and signaling frequency for sound generation.
Comparison of M-ary frequency shift keying and multifrequency shift keying techniques.

Main Results:

Conventional underwater acoustic signals were successfully generated via linear optoacoustic conversion, matching simulation predictions.
Oblique laser incidence was shown to influence both in-air and in-water communication ranges.
Optimized optoacoustic sound generation techniques were identified for enhanced range.
M-ary FSK and multifrequency shift keying demonstrated trade-offs in bandwidth, data rate, and range.

Conclusions:

Linear optoacoustic communication is a viable method for transmitting conventional acoustic signals from air to submerged platforms.
Oblique laser incidence and optimized signal generation are key factors for maximizing communication range.
The study provides a framework for practical optoacoustic communication systems, with M-ary FSK and multifrequency shift keying offering different performance characteristics.