Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 4, 0401004(2021)

Elimination of Backscatter Noise of Underwater LiDAR Using Independent Component Analysis Algorithm

Ruoyi Qi1,2, Kun Li1,2, Suhui Yang1,2、*, Yanze Gao1,2, Xin Wang1,2, and Zhuo Li1,2
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  • 1School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Optoelectronic Measurement Instrument and Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    General steps of ICA
    Received signal
    Received signals at modulation frequency of 225 MHz and 675 MHz
    Signal separated by ICA. (a) Target echo signal; (b) backscattering noise
    Results by ICA
    Comparison of calculated results with theoretical values, target depth from 1 ns to 100 ns, detector pulse center from 10 ns to 60 ns. (a) 10 ns; (b) 20 ns; (c) 30 ns; (d) 40 ns; (e) 50 ns; (f) 60 ns
    Comparison of calculation results with theoretical values under different target depths in condition of fixed detector pulse center
    Comparison of calculation results under different target depths. (a) 60 ns
    • Table 1. Simulation parameters

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      Table 1. Simulation parameters

      ParameterValue
      Seawater attenuation coefficientα=0.2 m-1
      Speed of light in sea waterv=2.25×108 cm·s-1
      Backscatter timesN=104
      Backscatter rate in sea waterρb=0.06
      Underwater target reflectivityρt=0.2
      Transmit pulse center delayt0=50 ns
      Seawater depth (corresponding time)td=150 ns
      Modulation frequencyfm=225 MHz
      Modulation depthm=1
      Sampling intervalts=0.25 ns
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    Ruoyi Qi, Kun Li, Suhui Yang, Yanze Gao, Xin Wang, Zhuo Li. Elimination of Backscatter Noise of Underwater LiDAR Using Independent Component Analysis Algorithm[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(4): 0401004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Jul. 1, 2020

    Accepted: Sep. 28, 2020

    Published Online: Feb. 25, 2021

    The Author Email: Suhui Yang (suhuiyang@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0401004

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