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

doi:10.1063/5.0031230

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
pp. 030901 – 030901-28

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.

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ISSN: 2378-0967 (Online)
Publisher: AIP Publishing LLC
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics
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