Modal coupling and crosstalk due to turbulence and divergence on free space THz links using multiple orbital angular momentum beams

Abstract Orbital-angular-momentum (OAM) multiplexing has been utilized to increase the channel capacity in both millimeter-wave and optical domains. Terahertz (THz) wireless communication is attracting increasing attention due to its broadband spectral resources. Thus, it might be valuable to explor...

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Main Authors: Zhe Zhao, Runzhou Zhang, Hao Song, Kai Pang, Ahmed Almaiman, Huibin Zhou, Haoqian Song, Cong Liu, Nanzhe Hu, Xinzhou Su, Amir Minoofar, Hirofumi Sasaki, Doohwan Lee, Moshe Tur, Andreas F. Molisch, Alan E. Willner
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80179-3
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author Zhe Zhao
Runzhou Zhang
Hao Song
Kai Pang
Ahmed Almaiman
Huibin Zhou
Haoqian Song
Cong Liu
Nanzhe Hu
Xinzhou Su
Amir Minoofar
Hirofumi Sasaki
Doohwan Lee
Moshe Tur
Andreas F. Molisch
Alan E. Willner
author_facet Zhe Zhao
Runzhou Zhang
Hao Song
Kai Pang
Ahmed Almaiman
Huibin Zhou
Haoqian Song
Cong Liu
Nanzhe Hu
Xinzhou Su
Amir Minoofar
Hirofumi Sasaki
Doohwan Lee
Moshe Tur
Andreas F. Molisch
Alan E. Willner
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description Abstract Orbital-angular-momentum (OAM) multiplexing has been utilized to increase the channel capacity in both millimeter-wave and optical domains. Terahertz (THz) wireless communication is attracting increasing attention due to its broadband spectral resources. Thus, it might be valuable to explore the system performance of THz OAM links to further increase the channel capacity. In this paper, we study through simulations the fundamental system-degrading effects when using multiple OAM beams in THz communications links under atmospheric turbulence. We simulate and analyze the effects of divergence, turbulence, limited-size aperture, and misalignment on the signal power and crosstalk of THz OAM links. We find through simulations that the system-degrading effects are different in two scenarios with atmosphere turbulence: (a) when we consider the same strength of phasefront distortion, faster divergence (i.e., lower frequency; smaller beam waist) leads to higher power leakage from the transmitted mode to neighbouring modes; and (b) however, when we consider the same atmospheric turbulence, the divergence effect tends to affect the power leakage much less, and the power leakage increases as the frequency, beam waist, or OAM order increases. Simulation results show that: (i) the crosstalk to the neighbouring mode remains < − 15 dB for a 1-km link under calm weather, when we transmit OAM + 4 at 0.5 THz with a beam waist of 1 m; (ii) for the 3-OAM-multiplexed THz links, the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) increases by ~ 5–7 dB if the mode spacing increases by 1, and SIR decreases with the multiplexed mode number; and (iii) limited aperture size and misalignment lead to power leakage to other modes under calm weather, while it tends to be unobtrusive under bad weather.
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spelling doaj.art-172382cfc3754222b822b7df2041d5fc2022-12-21T20:31:22ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-01-0111111210.1038/s41598-020-80179-3Modal coupling and crosstalk due to turbulence and divergence on free space THz links using multiple orbital angular momentum beamsZhe Zhao0Runzhou Zhang1Hao Song2Kai Pang3Ahmed Almaiman4Huibin Zhou5Haoqian Song6Cong Liu7Nanzhe Hu8Xinzhou Su9Amir Minoofar10Hirofumi Sasaki11Doohwan Lee12Moshe Tur13Andreas F. Molisch14Alan E. Willner15Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaNTT Network Innovation Laboratories, NTT CorporationNTT Network Innovation Laboratories, NTT CorporationSchool of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv UniversityDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaAbstract Orbital-angular-momentum (OAM) multiplexing has been utilized to increase the channel capacity in both millimeter-wave and optical domains. Terahertz (THz) wireless communication is attracting increasing attention due to its broadband spectral resources. Thus, it might be valuable to explore the system performance of THz OAM links to further increase the channel capacity. In this paper, we study through simulations the fundamental system-degrading effects when using multiple OAM beams in THz communications links under atmospheric turbulence. We simulate and analyze the effects of divergence, turbulence, limited-size aperture, and misalignment on the signal power and crosstalk of THz OAM links. We find through simulations that the system-degrading effects are different in two scenarios with atmosphere turbulence: (a) when we consider the same strength of phasefront distortion, faster divergence (i.e., lower frequency; smaller beam waist) leads to higher power leakage from the transmitted mode to neighbouring modes; and (b) however, when we consider the same atmospheric turbulence, the divergence effect tends to affect the power leakage much less, and the power leakage increases as the frequency, beam waist, or OAM order increases. Simulation results show that: (i) the crosstalk to the neighbouring mode remains < − 15 dB for a 1-km link under calm weather, when we transmit OAM + 4 at 0.5 THz with a beam waist of 1 m; (ii) for the 3-OAM-multiplexed THz links, the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) increases by ~ 5–7 dB if the mode spacing increases by 1, and SIR decreases with the multiplexed mode number; and (iii) limited aperture size and misalignment lead to power leakage to other modes under calm weather, while it tends to be unobtrusive under bad weather.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80179-3
spellingShingle Zhe Zhao
Runzhou Zhang
Hao Song
Kai Pang
Ahmed Almaiman
Huibin Zhou
Haoqian Song
Cong Liu
Nanzhe Hu
Xinzhou Su
Amir Minoofar
Hirofumi Sasaki
Doohwan Lee
Moshe Tur
Andreas F. Molisch
Alan E. Willner
Modal coupling and crosstalk due to turbulence and divergence on free space THz links using multiple orbital angular momentum beams
Scientific Reports
title Modal coupling and crosstalk due to turbulence and divergence on free space THz links using multiple orbital angular momentum beams
title_full Modal coupling and crosstalk due to turbulence and divergence on free space THz links using multiple orbital angular momentum beams
title_fullStr Modal coupling and crosstalk due to turbulence and divergence on free space THz links using multiple orbital angular momentum beams
title_full_unstemmed Modal coupling and crosstalk due to turbulence and divergence on free space THz links using multiple orbital angular momentum beams
title_short Modal coupling and crosstalk due to turbulence and divergence on free space THz links using multiple orbital angular momentum beams
title_sort modal coupling and crosstalk due to turbulence and divergence on free space thz links using multiple orbital angular momentum beams
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80179-3
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