Underwater Optical Wireless Communication (UOWC)

Real-Time Ocean Insights: Integrated Sensing and Underwater Communication System

A single neuromorphic receiver now pulls double duty: decoding high-speed optical data while measuring water clarity. Researchers have experimentally demonstrated an event-camera-based underwater optical integrated sensing and communication system, achieving 10 kbit/s with error rates below forward-error-correction thresholds. The same receiver estimated turbidity-related optical attenuation with remarkable accuracy, a normalized mean absolute error of just 2.71%. This is the first such experimental demonstration, and it validates a more efficient path for underwater vehicle operations.