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Discussion about the link budget for electromagnetic wave with orbital angular momentum

Year: 2014

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper presents a discussion about the RF link budget for a communication system based on unusual waves carrying a non-zero orbital angular momentum (OAM). A typical configuration using circular antenna arrays of isotropic sources to transmit and receive OAM waves is considered. We point out issues when usual assumptions are made to express the link budget. Then, we propose to express the power budget associated with OAM in an elementary MIMO matrix approach. Using a single mode communication configuration, some basic numerical calculations and case studies based on the developed formulations can then be led and discussed, highlighting some intrinsic limitations. Indeed, the asymptotic behavior of the link budget leads to question the concepts of gain and propagation losses.

Source: European Conference on Antennas and Propagation

DOI: 10.1109/eucap.2014.6901966

Authors: Duy Kevin Nguyen, Olivier Pascal, Jerome Sokoloff, Alexandre Chabory, Baptiste Palacin, Nicolas Capet

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Centre National d'Études Spatiales, Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie, École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile, Université de Toulouse

Language: English

Topic: Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1997267928

FWCI: 8.286

Cites: 13

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10