A CNN-Based Structured Light Communication Scheme for Internet of Underwater Things Applications

Underwater optical wireless communication is an emerging field that can provide reliable connectivity for future generation Internet of Underwater Things devices. In this article, we propose a communication system based on single and superposition of Laguerre–Gaussian modes to transfer information and rely on a convolutional neural network for the mode identification in an underwater environment. A 100% recovery fidelity is reported at clear and turbid water. Beyond 90% of identification, accuracy is achieved under different laboratory-emulated underwater turbulence conditions. The practical implementation of the proposed spatial-mode-based communication scheme is further discussed.

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