Underwater Acoustic OFDM Transmission over Optical Fiber with Distributed Acoustic Sensing

Publication Date: 4/3/2025

Event: OFC 2025

Reference: Th2A.24: 1-3, 2025

Authors: Wataru Kohno, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Jian Fang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Shuji Murakami, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Giovanni Milione, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Ting Wang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.

Abstract: We demonstrate fiber-optic acoustic data transmission using distributed acoustic sensing technology in an underwater environment. An acoustic orthogonal frequencydivisionmultiplexing (OFDM) signal transmitted through a fiber-optic cable deployed in a standard 40-meter-scale underwater testbed.

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