WOCLab is a research laboratory at the University of Málaga focused on free-space, satellite, aerial and underwater wireless optical communications, controlled channel emulation, FPGA/RFSoC prototyping, and AI-assisted link adaptation for next-generation optical and photonic communication systems.

Experimental wireless optical communications from channel modelling to real-time implementation.
Atmospheric optical wireless links, turbulence-induced fading, pointing effects and system-level performance evaluation.
Experimental underwater optical links under turbidity, scattering and dynamic channel conditions.
Controlled laboratory emulation of optical wireless channels, including turbulence, attenuation and time-varying impairments.
Real-time implementation of wireless optical communication architectures using FPGA, RFSoC and embedded signal processing platforms.
Data-driven monitoring, prediction and adaptation of optical links using machine learning and physical-layer measurements.
Optical communication systems for aerial platforms and satellite links, covering space-ground channels, pointing/tracking, and high-capacity free-space optical links.
Laboratory infrastructure for controlled wireless optical communication experiments.
Controlled laboratory testbed for studying atmospheric optical turbulence, fading dynamics and channel statistics.
Experimental platform for underwater wireless optical links under turbidity, scattering and dynamic channel conditions.
Modelling and performance analysis of atmospheric and underwater optical channels affected by turbulence, scattering, absorption, beam wander and pointing errors.
Real-time signal generation, acquisition and processing using FPGA, RFSoC and embedded prototyping platforms.
Optical transmitters, receivers and instrumentation for free-space and underwater optical communication experiments.
Experimental and numerical evaluation of adaptive optics, spatial diversity and aperture-based mitigation techniques for challenging optical channels.
WOCLab welcomes academic and industrial collaborations in wireless optical communications, experimental channel emulation, real-time prototyping and AI-assisted link adaptation.