The role and challenges of free-space optical systems

S Chaudhary, A Amphawan - Journal of Optical Communications, 2014 - degruyter.com
Complementing wireless radio networks with free-space optics (FSO) achieves high data
rates by modulating radio subcarriers over an optical carrier without expensive optical fiber …

Free-space quantum key distribution by rotation-invariant twisted photons

G Vallone, V D'Ambrosio, A Sponselli, S Slussarenko… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
Abstract “Twisted photons” are photons carrying a well-defined nonzero value of orbital
angular momentum (OAM). The associated optical wave exhibits a helical shape of the …

Adaptive-optics-based simultaneous pre-and post-turbulence compensation of multiple orbital-angular-momentum beams in a bidirectional free-space optical link

Y Ren, G Xie, H Huang, N Ahmed, Y Yan, L Li, C Bao… - Optica, 2014 - opg.optica.org
As a recently explored property of light, orbital angular momentum (OAM) has potential in
enabling multiplexing of multiple data-carrying beams, to increase the transmission capacity …

[HTML][HTML] Fast electrical switching of orbital angular momentum modes using ultra-compact integrated vortex emitters

MJ Strain, X Cai, J Wang, J Zhu, DB Phillips… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The ability to rapidly switch between orbital angular momentum modes of light has important
implications for future classical and quantum systems. In general, orbital angular momentum …

Free-space coherent optical communication with orbital angular, momentum multiplexing/demultiplexing using a hybrid 3D photonic integrated circuit

B Guan, RP Scott, C Qin, NK Fontaine, T Su… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate free-space space-division-multiplexing (SDM) with 15 orbital angular
momentum (OAM) states using a three-dimensional (3D) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) …

Adaptive optics compensation of multiple orbital angular momentum beams propagating through emulated atmospheric turbulence

Y Ren, G Xie, H Huang, C Bao, Y Yan, N Ahmed… - Optics letters, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We propose an adaptive optics compensation scheme to simultaneously compensate
multiple orbital angular momentum (OAM) beams propagating through atmospheric …

2x20 Gbps-40 GHz OFDM Ro-FSO transmission with mode division multiplexing

A Amphawan, S Chaudhary… - Journal of the European …, 2014 - repo.uum.edu.my
Radio-over-Free-Space-Optics (Ro-FSO) is a promising technology for future wireless
networks. In this work, we have designed a hybrid orthogonal frequency division …

Generating and identifying optical orbital angular momentum with silicon photonic circuits

J Sun, M Moresco, G Leake, D Coolbaugh, MR Watts - Optics letters, 2014 - opg.optica.org
Here, we propose and demonstrate a silicon nanophotonic phased array that is capable of
generating light carrying optical orbital angular momentum (OAM). Optical beams carrying …

Adaptive control of waveguide modes in a two-mode-fiber

P Lu, M Shipton, A Wang, S Soker, Y Xu - Optics Express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally demonstrate an adaptive-optics-based approach that allows selective
excitation of waveguide modes and their mixtures in a two-mode fiber (TMF). A phase-only …

大气湍流对拉盖尔-高斯光束传播质量的影响

杨春勇, 张文, 丁丽明, 侯金, 陈少平 - 光电子. 激光, 2014 - cqvip.com
为了从系统的角度研究大气湍流对涡旋光束传播质量的影响, 根据广义惠更斯-菲涅尔积分和
Kolmogorov 湍流大气原理, 利用傅里叶光学分析方法和光束分步传播法对携带有轨道角动量 …