Publications

Journal Papers

• D. Barber, O. Walker, C. Nelson, “Polarization encoded visible light communication at 550 m in full daylight,” in Optics Communications, vol. 591, 132159, Jul 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.optcom.2025.132159.
• D. E. Barber, S. M. Kennedy, J. McEachen and M. Tummala, "Signal-to-Noise Ratio Enhancements Enabling 1.6 km Outdoor Visible Light Communication Using Vehicle Lights and Cameras," in IEEE Access, May 2025. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3569153. 
• D. Barber, S. Kennedy, C. Bollmann, M. Tummala and J. McEachen, “Assessing the Optical Air Gap: Risks and Limitations Using Commodity Cameras,” Journal of DoD Research & Engineering, vol. 7, iss. 3, pp. 15-26, Oct. 2024. Available on SIPR.
• D. Barber, T. A. Bobo, and K. Sturm, "Cyberspace Operations Planning: Operating a Technical Military Force beyond the Kinetic Domains," Military Cyber Affairs, vol. 1, iss. 1 , no. 3, Jan. 2016. doi: 10.5038/2378-0789.1.1.1003 .

Conference Papers 

• R. McKee, D. Barber, C. Nelson and C. Smith, "Low-Probability of Detection Communications Using Chiral Solutions," MILCOM 2025 - 2025 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2025, pp. 356-361, doi: 10.1109/MILCOM64451.2025.11310572.
• D. Barber, C. Smith and C. Nelson, "Demonstrated Polarization Encoded Underwater Visible Light Communication," 2025 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID), Miramar Beach, FL, USA, 2025, pp. 1-2, doi: 10.1109/RAPID64712.2025.11151395.
• V. Buhl, D. Barber, D. Rogers, S. Kennedy, M. Tummala, J. McEachen, and J. McEachen, “A Comparative Analysis on Using Low Earth Orbit and Geosynchronous Orbit Satellite Communication Systems to Support Telemedical Networks in Austere Environments,” Proc. 58th Hawaii Int. Conf. System Sci., Jan. 2025. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/109253
• D. Barber, M. Tummala and J. McEachen, "Daylight Noise Baseline for Outdoor Visible Light Communication with CMOS Sensors," 2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), Incheon, Korea, Republic of, Aug. 2024, pp. 1-2, doi: 10.1109/CLEO-PR60912.2024.10676443.
• D. Barber, C. Pickle, C. Nelson, O. Walker, J. McEachen, "550 m low-power outdoor visible light communication system using polarized light," Proc. SPIE 12684, ODS 2023: Industrial Optical Devices and Systems, no. 126840A, Oct. 2023, dio: 10.1117/12.2676177.
• D. Barber, C. Pickle, and Z. White, “Impacts on Multi-pulse Pulse Position Modulation Visible Light Communication from Outdoor Daylight Conditions,” Proc. 56th Hawaii Int. Conf. System Sci., pp. 6582–6590, Jan. 2023. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/103430
• D. Barber, V. Kanth, Z. White and J. McEachen, "Spatial Frequency Detection of Optical Signals Embedded in the Environment," 2022 32nd Int. Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conf. (ITNAC), Wellington, New Zealand, 2022, pp. 185-191, doi: 10.1109/ITNAC55475.2022.9998410.
• Z. White, D. Barber, M. Tummala and J. McEachen, "A Transmit Diversity Scheme for Multi-pulse Pulse Position Modulated Visible Light Communications," 2022 IEEE Military Comm. Conf. (MILCOM), Rockville, MD, USA, 2022, pp. 723-728, doi: 10.1109/MILCOM55135.2022.10017940.
• D. Barber, V. Kanth and D. Rogers, "Manipulating the Automatic Identification System with Extremely Low-Cost Hardware," 2022 IEEE Military Comm. Conf. (MILCOM), Rockville, MD, USA, 2022, pp. 541-546, doi: 10.1109/MILCOM55135.2022.10017874.

Patent

• D. Barber, V. Kanth, Z. White, J. Mceachen, “Method and System of Detecting Computer Network Data Leaks Over Optical Channels”, U.S. Patent No. 12,452,280, Oct. 2025.