Numerical simulation and experiment of the shallow water communication channel with time varying multipath effect using time reversal mirror

The underwater communication channels limitations are mainly due to multipath effect and ambient noise. Multipath effect is a serious problem when underwater communication in the shallow water is considered, because it induced severe inter-symbol interference (ISI). Time reversal mirror (TRM) has been widely used in the underwater communication to overcome the multipath effect by evaluating impulse response function (IRF); and further, it can reduce bit error rate (BER). In this paper, underwater communication channel is explored in 175 m x 8 m x 4 m Towing Tank. Both numerical simulation and experimental are conducted to verify the effect of time varying multipath. Image method and statistic analysis are used to simulate the time varying multipath effect due to wave propagation in the shallow water. The BER caused by time varying multipath effect is evaluated by adding arrival time lag variation and arrival signal amplitude variation in impulse response function. The results show that time reversal proce...