Effect of limited aperture size on a retro-reflected communication link between a ground station and a UAV using multiplexing of orbital-angular-momentum beams

Long Li*, Runzhou Zhang, Peicheng Liao, Hao Song, Kaiheng Zou, Guodong Xie, Zhe Zhao, Cong Liu, Haoqian Song, Kai Pang, Guillaume Labroille, Pu Jian, Dmitry Starodubov, Brittany Lynn, Robert Bock, Moshe Tur, Alan E. Willner

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate and investigate the effect of limited aperture size on a 200-Gbit/s retro-reflected free-space optical link between a ground station and a UAV up to ∼100-m roundtrip distance by multiplexing 2 OAM beams.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition, OFC 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-3
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781943580385
StatePublished - 13 Jun 2018
Event2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition, OFC 2018 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 11 Mar 201815 Mar 2018

Publication series

Name2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition, OFC 2018 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition, OFC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period11/03/1815/03/18

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science FoundationECCS-1509965, IIP-1622777
National Science Foundation
Office of Naval ResearchN0014-16-1-2813
Office of Naval Research
Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchFA9550-16-C-0008
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Astrophysics Science Division

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