Orbital angular momentum and beyond in free-space optical communications

J Wang, J Liu, S Li, Y Zhao, J Du, L Zhu - Nanophotonics, 2022 - degruyter.com
Orbital angular momentum (OAM), which describes tailoring the spatial physical dimension
of light waves into a helical phase structure, has given rise to many applications in optical …

Atmospheric turbulence strength distribution along a propagation path probed by longitudinally structured optical beams

H Zhou, X Su, Y Duan, H Song, K Zou, R Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Atmospheric turbulence can cause critical problems in many applications. To effectively
avoid or mitigate turbulence, knowledge of turbulence strength at various distances could be …

Remote transport of high-dimensional orbital angular momentum states and ghost images via spatial-mode-engineered frequency conversion

X Qiu, H Guo, L Chen - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
The efficient transport and engineering of photonic orbital angular momentum (OAM) lie at
the heart of various related classical and quantum applications. Here, by leveraging the …

Simultaneously enhancing capacity and security in free-space optical chaotic communication utilizing orbital angular momentum

Y Zhang, M Xu, M Pu, M Zhou, J Ding, S Chen… - Photonics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Optical chaotic signals emitted from an external-cavity feedback or injected laser diode
enable small-signal information concealment in a noise-like carrier for secure optical …

Experimental demonstration of an 8-Gbit/s free-space secure optical communication link using all-optical chaos modulation

Y Zhang, M Xu, M Pu, Q Chen, M Zhou, S Chen… - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
For the first time, to the best of our knowledge, we experimentally demonstrate a high-speed
free-space secure optical communication system based on all-optical chaos modulation …

A Robust Basis for Multi‐Bit Optical Communication with Vectorial Light

K Singh, I Nape, WT Buono, A Dudley… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing the information capacity of communication channels is a pressing need, driven by
growing data demands and the consequent impending data crunch with existing modulation …

Adaptive turbulence compensation and fast auto-alignment link for free-space optical communications

Y Liang, X Su, C Cai, L Wang, J Liu, H Wang… - Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Free-space point-to-point optical communication often suffers from atmospheric turbulence
and device vibration where the environment is harsh. In this paper, by introducing an …

Tunable bessel beam shaping for robust atmospheric optical communication

Z Lu, Z Guo, M Fan, M Guo, C Li, Y Yao… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a powerful supplement to the existing wireless communication technology, free-space
optical communication helps to achieve ultra-high-speed wireless communication in many …

The quantum Gaussian–Schell model: a link between classical and quantum optics

RB Dawkins, M Hong, C You, OS Magaña-Loaiza - Optics Letters, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The quantum theory of the electromagnetic field uncovered that classical forms of light were
indeed produced by distinct superpositions of nonclassical multiphoton wave packets. This …

Turbulence-resilient pilot-assisted self-coherent free-space optical communications using a photodetector array for bandwidth enhancement

H Song, R Zhang, H Zhou, X Su, K Zou, Y Duan… - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally demonstrate a 4-Gbit/s 16-QAM pilot-assisted, self-coherent, and
turbulence-resilient free-space optical link using a photodetector (PD) array. The turbulence …