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System and method for communication using orbital angular momentum with multiple layer overlay modulation

US9077577B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJul 7, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 6, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/0342
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for transmitting a plurality of input streams from a transmitting unit to a receiving unit receives the plurality of input data streams and each of the plurality of input data streams are processed to generate a parallel pair of data streams including an in-phase stream (I) and a quadrature-phase stream (Q) for each of the plurality of input data streams. A first and second parallel pair of data streams are modulated with a selected one of at least three mutually orthogonal functions at a first and second signal widths, respectively, using a predefined modulation process to generate a plurality of first data sub-layers and a plurality of second data sub-layers. A plurality of composite data stream are generated by overlaying the first data subs-layers with the second data sub-layers at a preconfigured overlay offset. The plurality of composite data streams are overlapped by a predetermined overlap amount and placed on a wavelength of a communications link. Intersymbol interference is controlled between the plurality of composite data streams responsive to the predefined modulation process used to create the first and second data sub-layers.

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