HIGH-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. A system to optically transfer seismic data through an aqueous medium, comprising:
- a retrieval device comprising a first optical transmitter to transmit light and a first optical receiver;
an ocean bottom seismic (“
OBS”
) node comprising;
a second optical receiver comprising one or more optical detectors to detect a presence of the retrieval device based on the light transmitted by the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device, and sense a relative angle of the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device;
one or more controllers to adjust, responsive to identification of an underwater environmental condition, a transmission parameter used by a second optical transmitter to transmit the seismic data, and control the second optical transmitter to direct light to the first optical receiver of the retrieval device based on the relative angle of the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device sensed by the one or more optical detectors; and
the second optical transmitter to enter a power up state responsive to detection, by the second optical receiver, of the presence of the retrieval device, and transmit the seismic data through the aqueous medium using light based on the transmission parameter adjusted by the controller, the light directed towards the first optical receiver;
the first optical receiver of the retrieval device to receive the light corresponding to the seismic data transmitted through the aqueous medium by the second optical transmitter of the OBS node;
a photodiode of the first optical receiver that generates electrical output based on the light received by the first optical receiver from the second optical transmitter; and
an automatic gain control amplifier of the retrieval device that receives the electrical output from the first optical receiver and adjusts a level of the electrical output.
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Abstract
An apparatus is described which uses directly modulated InGaN Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) or InGaN lasers as the transmitters for an underwater data-communication device. The receiver uses automatic gain control to facilitate performance of the apparatus over a wide-range of distances and water turbidities.
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1. A system to optically transfer seismic data through an aqueous medium, comprising:
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a retrieval device comprising a first optical transmitter to transmit light and a first optical receiver; an ocean bottom seismic (“
OBS”
) node comprising;a second optical receiver comprising one or more optical detectors to detect a presence of the retrieval device based on the light transmitted by the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device, and sense a relative angle of the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device; one or more controllers to adjust, responsive to identification of an underwater environmental condition, a transmission parameter used by a second optical transmitter to transmit the seismic data, and control the second optical transmitter to direct light to the first optical receiver of the retrieval device based on the relative angle of the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device sensed by the one or more optical detectors; and the second optical transmitter to enter a power up state responsive to detection, by the second optical receiver, of the presence of the retrieval device, and transmit the seismic data through the aqueous medium using light based on the transmission parameter adjusted by the controller, the light directed towards the first optical receiver; the first optical receiver of the retrieval device to receive the light corresponding to the seismic data transmitted through the aqueous medium by the second optical transmitter of the OBS node; a photodiode of the first optical receiver that generates electrical output based on the light received by the first optical receiver from the second optical transmitter; and an automatic gain control amplifier of the retrieval device that receives the electrical output from the first optical receiver and adjusts a level of the electrical output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system to optically transfer seismic data through an aqueous medium, comprising:
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a retrieval device comprising a first optical transceiver to transmit and receive light; an ocean bottom seismic (“
OBS”
) node comprising;a second optical transceiver comprising one or more optical detectors to detect a presence of the retrieval device based on the light transmitted by the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device; a controller to adjust, responsive to identification of an underwater environmental condition, a transmission parameter used by a second optical transceiver to transmit the seismic data; and the second optical transceiver to enter a power up state responsive to detection, by the second optical receiver, of the presence of the retrieval device, and transmit the seismic data through the aqueous medium using light based on the transmission parameter adjusted by the controller; the retrieval device comprising; the first optical transceiver comprising one or more optical detectors to sense a relative angle of the second optical transceiver of the OBS node; one or more controllers to align the first optical transceiver in a direction with the second optical transceiver of the OBS node based on the relative angle of the second optical transceiver of the OBS node sensed by the one or more optical detectors; and the first optical transceiver to receive the light corresponding to the seismic data transmitted through the aqueous medium by the second optical transceiver of the OBS node; a photodiode of the first optical transceiver that generates electrical output based on the light received by the first optical transceiver from the second optical transceiver; and an automatic gain control amplifier of the retrieval device that receives the electrical output from the first optical transceiver and adjusts a level of the electrical output. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of optically transferring seismic data through an aqueous medium, comprising:
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transmitting, by a retrieval device comprising a first optical transmitter and a first optical receiver, light; detecting, by an ocean bottom seismic (“
OBS”
) node comprising a second optical receiver having one or more optical detectors, a presence of the retrieval device based on the light transmitted by the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device;sensing, by the OBS node, a relative angle of the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device; adjusting, by one or more controllers of the OBS node, responsive to identification of an underwater environmental condition, a transmission parameter used by a second optical transmitter to transmit the seismic data; controlling, by the OBS node, the second optical transmitter to direct light to the first optical receiver of the retrieval device based on the relative angle of the first optical transmitter of the retrieval device sensed by the one or more optical detectors; entering, by the second optical transmitter of the OBS node, a power up state responsive to detection, by the second optical receiver, of the presence of the retrieval device; transmitting, by the OBS node, the seismic data through the aqueous medium using light based on the transmission parameter adjusted by the controller, the light directed towards the first optical receiver based on the relative angle; receiving, by the first optical receiver of the retrieval device, the light corresponding to the seismic data transmitted through the aqueous medium by the second optical transmitter of the OBS node; generating, by a photodiode of the first optical receiver, electrical output based on the light received by the first optical receiver from the second optical transmitter; and adjusting, by an automatic gain control amplifier of the retrieval device, a level of the electrical output received from the first optical receiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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