RT Journal Article T1 Proof of Concept of the Use of the Parametric Effect in Two Media with Application to Underwater Acoustic Communications. A1 Campo-Valera, María A1 Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Ignacio A1 Rodríguez, José-Víctor A1 Herrera-Fernández, Luis-Jorge K1 Ultrasonidos K1 Acústica no lineal K1 Procesado de señales K1 Acústica submarina AB Nonlinear acoustics offers a new range of acoustic applications that are currently beingexploited. The parametric nonlinear effect—the occurrence of low frequencies with modulatedhigh-frequency emission—is of particular interest. This work provides a systematic exposition of thetheoretical framework on which the so-called parametric nonlinear effect is based. In relation to thisbehavior is an analytical discussion of how to solve the problem for two cases: (i) nonlinear behaviorwith modulation, and (ii) parametric emission of two monochromatic waves (bi-frequency). Subsequently,parametric emission experiments were carried out in air and water using the same transducerto compare the results with those obtained theoretically. In this sense, directivity and attenuation measurementsare obtained. Conclusively, this research offers a proof of concept for underwater acousticcommunications. It is characterized by the transmission of a binary sequence through FrequencyShift Keying (FSK) modulation, and the subsequent decoding of each received bit (either 1 or 0)utilizing advanced signal processing with the cross-correlation technique. This paper accentuates thesignificant potential of employing the parametric effect for specialized communication applications. PB MDPI YR 2023 FD 2023-08-15 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31020 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31020 LA eng NO Campo-Valera, M., Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, I., Rodríguez, J. L. M., & Herrera-Fernández, L. (2023). Proof of Concept of the Use of the Parametric Effect in Two Media with Application to Underwater Acoustic Communications. Electronics (Basel), 12(16), 3459. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12163459 NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 21 ene 2026