Generation of unconventional OAM waves by a circular array

In recent years, orbital angular momentum (OAM) waves have been applied to improve the performance of radar target detection and imaging. However, the phase singularity of conventional OAM beams and the doughnut-shaped intensity distribution will degrade the performance of target detection. To solve...

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Main Authors: Kang Liu, Yongqiang Cheng, Hongqiang Wang, Yuliang Qin, Zhan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:The Journal of Engineering
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Online Access:https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/joe.2019.0654
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Summary:In recent years, orbital angular momentum (OAM) waves have been applied to improve the performance of radar target detection and imaging. However, the phase singularity of conventional OAM beams and the doughnut-shaped intensity distribution will degrade the performance of target detection. To solve the divergence problem in OAM multiplexing systems, the generation method of OAM beams propagating along a transverse plane is proposed using a uniform circular array, which is validated by full-wave simulation. Compared with conventional OAM beams, simulation results indicate that the generated beams with different OAM modes all propagate along the transverse plane while maintaining the regular wavefront shapes. This work can provide the development of new radar paradigm with technical support.
ISSN:2051-3305