APL Photonics
(Mar 2021)
Perspectives on advances in high-capacity, free-space communications using multiplexing of orbital-angular-momentum beams
Alan E. Willner,
Zhe Zhao,
Cong Liu,
Runzhou Zhang,
Haoqian Song,
Kai Pang,
Karapet Manukyan,
Hao Song,
Xinzhou Su,
Guodong Xie,
Yongxiong Ren,
Yan Yan,
Moshe Tur,
Andreas F. Molisch,
Robert W. Boyd,
Huibin Zhou,
Nanzhe Hu,
Amir Minoofar,
Hao Huang
Affiliations
Alan E. Willner
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Zhe Zhao
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Cong Liu
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Runzhou Zhang
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Haoqian Song
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Kai Pang
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Karapet Manukyan
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Hao Song
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Xinzhou Su
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Guodong Xie
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Yongxiong Ren
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Yan Yan
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Moshe Tur
School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel
Andreas F. Molisch
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Robert W. Boyd
Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
Huibin Zhou
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Nanzhe Hu
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Amir Minoofar
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Hao Huang
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0031230
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6,
no. 3
Abstract
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Beams carrying orbital-angular-momentum (OAM) have gained much interest due to their unique amplitude and phase structures. In terms of communication systems, each of the multiple independent data-carrying beams can have a different OAM value and be orthogonal to all other beams. This paper will describe the use of multiplexing and the simultaneous transmission of multiple OAM beams for enhancing the capacity of communication systems. We will highlight the key advances and technical challenges in the areas of (a) free-space and fiber communication links, (b) mitigation of modal coupling and channel crosstalk effects, (c) classical and quantum systems, and (d) optical and radio frequency beam multiplexing.
Published in APL Photonics
ISSN
2378-0967 (Online)
Publisher
AIP Publishing LLC
Country of publisher
United States
LCC subjects
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics
Website
https://aplphotonics.aip.org
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