ABSTRACT
Optical imaging is an intuitive method to detect and observe the underwater targets in marine exploration. However, due to the severe effects of light scattering and absorption, especially effected by the back-scattered light, the image quality is dramatically degraded. Based on the transmission behavior of the scattered light, this paper developed a synchronous photoelectric scanning imaging technique. By replacing the mechanical control method with photoelectric scanning, we overcome the implementation problems of mechanical scanning and light source image acquisition devices, finally, alleviate low image quality phenomenon caused by scattering effects. Furthermore, we designed a suitable imaging system and demonstrate it through water tank testing. The experimental results show that the designed scanned based imaging system has higher imaging quality than the non-scanned imaging system.
