Reduction of Orbital Angular Momentum Radio Beam Divergence Using a 3D Printed Planar Graded Index Lenses
Reduction of Orbital Angular Momentum Radio Beam Divergence Using a 3D Printed Planar Graded Index Lenses
- Author(s): B. Allen ; T.D. Drysdale ; S. Zhang ; D. Isakov ; A. Tennant ; W. Whittow ; C. Stevens ; J. Vardaxoglou ; J. Coon
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2018.0442
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- Author(s): B. Allen ; T.D. Drysdale ; S. Zhang ; D. Isakov ; A. Tennant ; W. Whittow ; C. Stevens ; J. Vardaxoglou ; J. Coon Source: 12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2018), 2018 page (3 pp.)
- Conference: 12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2018)
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2018.0442
- ISBN: 978-1-78561-816-1
- Location: London, UK
- Conference date: 9-13 April 2018
- Format: PDF
This paper shows that the range of an Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) radio link can be at least doubled by using a 3D graded index lens to reduce beam divergence. This is a major step towards realizing practical high capacity OAM radio links using cheap, compact and light weight lenses.
Inspec keywords: laser beams; angular momentum; lenses; gradient index optics; radio links
Subjects: Optical lenses and mirrors; Laser beam characteristics and interactions; Other optical system components; Optical system design; Gradient-index (GRIN) devices; Radio links and equipment; Laser beam interactions and properties
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