Undersea Communications With Optical Laser Frequencies (Under C-WOLF)
Abstract
Previously funded JCTD. Under C-WOLF directly supports the National Defense Strategy's focus to develop resilient and federated communication and information systems from the tactical to the strategic level. Under C-WOLF provides stealthy and low-latency, optical laser communications (OCOMMS) between undersea systems and air platforms. Using low probability of intercept/low probability of detection technology, the Under C-WOLF JCTD accomplished this by exploiting the air-water-interface (AWI) OCOMMS system and the all-through-water (ATW) OCOMMS system to operate at tactically useful bandwidths, depths, and ranges. The bandwidth for the AWI OCOMMS system provides real-time command and control capability to the submarine. The bandwidth for the ATW OCOMMS system allows an unmanned underwater vehicle to provide results of extensive surveys to a submarine. Both systems together increase operational effectiveness of underwater communications in a radio frequency denied, degraded, or contested area, particularly in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. European Command areas of responsibility.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 9f11cdd3fa2107de41a9fcc6963a7337