16 Sep 2014 | Yan Yan, Guodong Xie, Martin P.J. Lavery, Hao Huang, Nisar Ahmed, Changjing Bao, Yongxiong Ren, Yinwen Cao, Long Li, Zhe Zhao, Andreas F. Molisch, Moshe Tur, Miles J. Padgett, Alan E. Willner
The article presents a high-capacity millimeter-wave communication system that utilizes orbital angular momentum (OAM) multiplexing to transmit multiple data streams over a single aperture pair. The system achieves a spectral efficiency of approximately 16 bit s\(^{-1}\) Hz\(^{-1}\) and a total capacity of 32 Gbit s\(^{-1}\) by transmitting eight independent OAM beams, each carrying a 4 Gbit s\(^{-1}\) 16-QAM signal. The OAM beams are generated using spiral phase plates (SPPs) and multiplexed via a 1x4 combiner. At the receiver, the OAM channels are demultiplexed using SPPs and an OAM mode demultiplexer, achieving bit-error rates below 3.8 \(\times 10^{-3}\). The study also demonstrates an 8 Gbit s\(^{-1}\) link using four OAM beams on each of two polarizations, with crosstalk less than -12.5 dB. The research highlights the potential of OAM-based multiplexing to increase the capacity and spectral efficiency of millimeter-wave wireless communication links.The article presents a high-capacity millimeter-wave communication system that utilizes orbital angular momentum (OAM) multiplexing to transmit multiple data streams over a single aperture pair. The system achieves a spectral efficiency of approximately 16 bit s\(^{-1}\) Hz\(^{-1}\) and a total capacity of 32 Gbit s\(^{-1}\) by transmitting eight independent OAM beams, each carrying a 4 Gbit s\(^{-1}\) 16-QAM signal. The OAM beams are generated using spiral phase plates (SPPs) and multiplexed via a 1x4 combiner. At the receiver, the OAM channels are demultiplexed using SPPs and an OAM mode demultiplexer, achieving bit-error rates below 3.8 \(\times 10^{-3}\). The study also demonstrates an 8 Gbit s\(^{-1}\) link using four OAM beams on each of two polarizations, with crosstalk less than -12.5 dB. The research highlights the potential of OAM-based multiplexing to increase the capacity and spectral efficiency of millimeter-wave wireless communication links.