[HTML][HTML] Orbital angular momentum of light for communications

AE Willner, K Pang, H Song, K Zou, H Zhou - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Structured light, especially beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM), has gained
much interest due to its unique amplitude and phase structures. In terms of communication …

Towards higher-dimensional structured light

C He, Y Shen, A Forbes - Light: Science & Applications, 2022 - nature.com
Structured light refers to the arbitrarily tailoring of optical fields in all their degrees of freedom
(DoFs), from spatial to temporal. Although orbital angular momentum (OAM) is perhaps the …

Divergence-degenerate spatial multiplexing towards future ultrahigh capacity, low error-rate optical communications

Z Wan, Y Shen, Z Wang, Z Shi, Q Liu… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
Spatial mode (de) multiplexing of orbital angular momentum (OAM) beams is a promising
solution to address future bandwidth issues, but the rapidly increasing divergence with the …

Roadmap to free space optics

A Trichili, MA Cox, BS Ooi, MS Alouini - JOSA B, 2020 - opg.optica.org
With the ever-increasing demand for data and the radio frequency spectrum becoming
congested, free space optics (FSO) may find a niche for situations where fiber is too …

Orbital angular momentum beams for high-capacity communications

AE Willner, H Song, K Zou, H Zhou… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is a growing interest in structured light, especially orbital angular momentum (OAM)
beams, due to its unique amplitude and phase structure. Multiple orthogonal OAM beams …

Structured light in turbulence

MA Cox, N Mphuthi, I Nape, N Mashaba… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical communication is an integral part of the modern economy, having all but replaced
electronic communication systems. Future growth in bandwidth appears to be on the horizon …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on advances in high-capacity, free-space communications using multiplexing of orbital-angular-momentum beams

AE Willner, Z Zhao, C Liu, R Zhang, H Song, K Pang… - Apl Photonics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
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 …

Perspective on using multiple orbital-angular-momentum beams for enhanced capacity in free-space optical communication links

AE Willner, C Liu - Nanophotonics, 2020 - degruyter.com
Structured light has gained much interest in increasing communications capacity through the
simultaneous transmission of multiple orthogonal beams. This paper gives a perspective on …

Turbulence-resistant high-capacity free-space optical communications using OAM mode group multiplexing

L Zhu, M Deng, B Lu, X Guo, A Wang - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Twisted light carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM), which features a helical phase front,
has shown its potential applications in diverse areas, especially in free-space optical (FSO) …

The resilience of Hermite–and Laguerre–Gaussian modes in turbulence

MA Cox, L Maqondo, R Kara, G Milione… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vast geographical distances in Africa are a leading cause for the so-called digital divide due
to the high cost of installing fiber. Free-space optical (FSO) communications offer a …