Characterization of underwater optical data transmission parameters under varying conditions of turbidity and water movement

Optical communication is one of the primary sought alternative techniques used in underwater transmission, as it is utilized in many applications such as military, seismic and oceanographic activities. Although there are already existing technologies in underwater communication, it still has a lot of concern regarding its parameters and improvement in every aspect possible. Currently, Underwater Optical Communication (UWOC) is one of the principal interests for underwater related studies, but these researches mainly focus on transmission of signal on still and clear water. Hence, this study aimed to characterize multiple different parameters, such as luminous flux, and bit error rate, which are important in analysing optical data transmission at varying levels of turbidity and under the condition of controlled water movement by using a River flow simulator/ Hydro-kinetic Turbine Testing Platform (RS/HTTP). High bit error rate (BER) and minimal luminous efficiency are the general effects of increasing turbidity, distance and speed of water movement.