Orthogonal Frequency Division Diversity and Multiplexing for 6G OWC: Principle and Underwater Use Case

Autor: Jiamin Chen, Chen Chen, Zhihong Zeng, Min Liu, Jia Ye, Cuiwei He, Shenjie Huang, H. Y. Fu, Harald Haas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Photonics, Vol 11, Iss 11, p 1051 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-6732
DOI: 10.3390/photonics11111051
Popis: In this paper, we, for the first time, propose and demonstrate an orthogonal frequency division diversity and multiplexing (OFDDM) scheme for the sixth-generation (6G) underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC) systems. In OFDDM, the subcarriers are grouped into subblocks; the subcarriers within each subblock transmit the same constellation symbol through diversity transmission, while different subblocks transmit different constellation symbols via multiplexing transmission. As a result, OFDDM can support hybrid diversity and multiplexing transmission simultaneously. Moreover, the combination of subblock interleaving and low-complexity diversity is further proposed to efficiently mitigate the adverse low-pass effect and substantially reduce the computational complexity, respectively. The feasibility of OFDDM adapting to the various transmission conditions in UOWC systems has been verified via both simulations and experiments. Experimental results demonstrate that a striking 106.1% effective bandwidth extension can be obtained using OFDDM in comparison to conventional orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) for a fixed spectral efficiency of 1 bit/s/Hz. Furthermore, OFDDM with adaptive bit loading can also gain a remarkable 13.3% capacity improvement compared with conventional OFDM with adaptive bit loading.
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