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 …

Self-seeded free-electron lasers with orbital angular momentum

J Yan, G Geloni - Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
X-ray beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) are an emerging tool for probing
matter. Optical elements, such as spiral phase plates and zone plates, have been widely …

Deep learning recognition of orbital angular momentum modes over atmospheric turbulence channels assisted by vortex phase modulation

L Zeng, M Wu, Z Luo, Y Ke - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate recognition of orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes is a major challenge for
OAM-based optical communications over atmospheric turbulence channels. The turbulence …

Direct prediction and compensation of atmospheric turbulence for free-space integer and fractional order OAM multiplexed transmission links

Y Wu, A Wang, L Zhu - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Atmospheric turbulence has an adverse impact on orbital angular momentum (OAM) beam
transmission, resulting in power fluctuations and mode crosstalk. These challenges are …

Highly-enhanced active beam-wander-correction for free-space quantum communications

D Lim, D Kim, K Park, DG Im, Y Sup Ihn - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
In practical applications to free-space quantum communications, the utilization of active
beam coupling and stabilization techniques offers notable advantages, particularly when …

Beam scanning and capture of micro laser communication terminal based on MEMS micromirrors

X Wang, J Han, C Wang, M Xie, P Liu, Y Cao, F Jing… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the development of space laser communication and the planned deployment of satellite
Internet constellations, there is a growing demand for microminiature laser communication …

MIMO-free OAM-MDM transmission with a ring-core fiber recirculation loop

M Yang, H Wang, L Wang, L Shen, L Zhang, J Luo… - Optical Fiber …, 2023 - Elsevier
We experimentally demonstrate the record long-haul orbital angular momentum (OAM)
mode-division multiplexed (MDM) transmission over 300-km assisted by a ring-core fiber …

Reconfigurable structured light generation and its coupling to air–core fiber

Y Liang, H Wang, X Zhang, J Ai, Z Ma… - Advanced …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Recently, structured light beams have attracted substantial attention in many applications,
including optical communications, imaging, optical tweezers, and quantum optics. We …

Experimental study on phase compensation method based on autocorrelation in laser heterodyne detection

H Dong, Z Luo, J Wei, C Yang, M Ao, X Yang - Optics & Laser Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Spatial distortion phase seriously deteriorates the performance of heterodyne detection
system. Effective phase compensation is necessary to reduce the impact of the distortion …

Non-mechanical self-alignment system for free-space optical communications based on a cascaded liquid crystal optical antenna

Y Huang, K Wang, R Zhuo, X He, J Wu, H Wang… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Free-space optical (FSO) communication has attracted extensive attention in recent years.
To maintain a reliable FSO link, two main issues need to be addressed: beam drift and …