Abstract
A co-frequency and full-duplex (FD) underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC) system has the potential to significantly enhance spectral efficiency, reduce complexity, and further facilitate UOWC networking. However, the inevitable performance degradation due to self-interference introduced by backscattering presents a significant challenge. In this paper, we first experimentally explore the inherent characteristics of the underwater backscattering channel. Subsequently, we propose a digital-domain backscattering interference cancellation (BIC) algorithm for FD-UOWC systems, incorporating a time-reversal preprocessing. We then experimentally investigate the communication performance of an FD-UOWC system to verify the feasibility of the proposed BIC algorithm under different channel conditions. The experimental results validate the effectiveness of the proposed method, yielding substantial enhancements in bit error rate performance across diverse scenarios.
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