HIGH-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. A method of performing seismic exploration in an aqueous medium, comprising:
- receiving sub-aqueous environmental data of a first ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) unit disposed in the aqueous medium;
converting, by a data conversion module of the OBS unit, the sub-aqueous environmental data into an optical signal having a first format configured for optical transmission in the aqueous medium;
transmitting, by an optical transmitter of the OBS unit, the optical signal in the first format through the aqueous medium;
receiving, by an optical receiver of at least one of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), the optical signal transmitted through the aqueous medium;
converting, by the at least one of the ROV and the AUV, the optical signal transmitted through the aqueous medium into a non-optical signal having a second format; and
transmitting the non-optical signal in the second format from the at least one of the ROV and the AUV to a marine vessel.
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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 method of performing seismic exploration in an aqueous medium, comprising:
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receiving sub-aqueous environmental data of a first ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) unit disposed in the aqueous medium; converting, by a data conversion module of the OBS unit, the sub-aqueous environmental data into an optical signal having a first format configured for optical transmission in the aqueous medium; transmitting, by an optical transmitter of the OBS unit, the optical signal in the first format through the aqueous medium; receiving, by an optical receiver of at least one of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), the optical signal transmitted through the aqueous medium; converting, by the at least one of the ROV and the AUV, the optical signal transmitted through the aqueous medium into a non-optical signal having a second format; and transmitting the non-optical signal in the second format from the at least one of the ROV and the AUV to a marine vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system to perform seismic exploration in an aqueous medium, comprising:
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a first ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) unit disposed in the aqueous medium configured to receive sub-aqueous environmental data; a first data conversion module of the OBS unit configured to convert the sub-aqueous environmental data into an optical signal having a first format configured for optical transmission in the aqueous medium; an optical transmitter of the OBS unit configured to transmit the optical signal in the first format through the aqueous medium; an optical receiver of at least one of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) configured to receive the optical signal transmitted through the aqueous medium; a second data conversion module of the at least one of the ROV and the AUV configured to convert the optical signal transmitted through the aqueous medium into a non-optical signal having a second format; and a transmitter of the at least one of the ROV and the AUV configured to transmit the non-optical signal in the second format from the at least one of the ROV and the AUV to a marine vessel.
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