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The generation, propagation and application of optical vortex have been hot research topics in recent years. Optical vortex carries orbital angular momentum (OAM) that potentially increases the capacity and the spectral efficiency of optical communication system as a new degree of freedom. The optical vortex can be used not only as information carrier for space-division multiplexing, but also for encoding/decoding. We present a novel free-space optical communication system based on hybrid optical mode array encoding/decoding. The array includes four modes that can easily be identified by image processing. The four modes are Gaussian beam, single optical vortex, and two different composite optical vortices. In this paper, the computer generated hologram (CGH) of the hybrid optical mode array is generated based on the object-oriented conjugate-symmetric extension Fourier holography. When the CGH is loaded onto the electronic addressing reflection-type spatial light modulator (SLM), a single light beam illuminates the SLM, and the desired hybrid optical mode array is generated. In the experiment, a m 32 pixel32 pixel Lena gray image is transferred. At the transmitter, the Lena gray image is scanned line by line. The gray value (0-255) of each pixel with 8-bit information is extracted from the image and converted into a 22 hybrid optical mode array, which is encoded into the CGH. Hence, the m 32 pixel32 pixel Lena gray image is corresponding to a sequence with 1024 CGHs. By switching the CGHs loaded onto the SLM, the Lena gray image is transmitted in the form of the hybrid optical mode array. At the receiver, each hybrid optical mode array is decoded to a pixel value. To distinguish different modes conveniently, two cross lines are set at the center of each mode. By counting the peaks of two intensity distribution lines, the modes can easily be identified. We demonstrate the image reproduction of Lena with zero bit error rate (BER). The experimental result shows the favorable performance of the free-space optical communication link based on hybrid optical mode array encoding/decoding. Compared to that of the traditional single-vortex encoding communication system, the information capacity of our system with 22 hybrid optical mode array increases by four times. In addition, the presented experimental system is feasible and has strong expansibility. The information capacity can increase by 16 times with a 44 hybrid optical mode array based on the same experimental setup. Therefore, the presented free-space optical communication system using hybrid optical mode array encoding/decoding has great significance for improving the capacity of free-space optical communication system.
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Keywords:
- optical vortices /
- computer-generated hologram /
- encoding /
- spatial light modulator
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[1] Allen L, Beijersbergen M W, Spreeuw R J C, Woerdman J P 1992 Phys. Rev. A 45 8185
[2] Heckenberg N R, McDuff R, Smith C P, Rubinsztein-Dunlop H, Wegener M J 1992 Opt. Quant. Electron. 24 S951
[3] Ding P F, Pu J X 2011 Acta Phys. Sin. 60 094204 (in Chinese) [丁攀峰, 蒲继雄 2011 60 094204]
[4] Yao A M, Padgett M J 2011 Adv. Opt. Photonics 3 161
[5] He Y L, Liu Z X, Liu Y C, Zhou J X, Ke Y G, Luo H L, Wen S C 2015 Opt. Lett. 40 5506
[6] Wang J, Yang J Y, Fazal I M, Ahmed N, Yan Y, Huang H, Ren Y X, Yue Y, Dolinar S, Tur M, Willner A E 2012 Nat. Photonics 6 488
[7] Fazal I M, Ahmed N, Wang J, Yang J Y, Yan Y, Shamee B, Huang H, Yue Y, Dolinar S, Tur M, Willner A E 2012 Opt. Lett. 37 4753
[8] Huang H, Xie G D, Yan Y, Ahmed N, Ren Y X, Yue Y, Rogawski D, Willner M J, Erkmen B I, Birnbaum K M, Dolinar S J, Lavery M P J, Padgett M J, Tur M, Willner A E 2014 Opt. Lett. 39 197
[9] Zhu Y X, Zou K H, Zheng Z N, Zhang F 2016 Opt. Express 24 3967
[10] Li S H, Wang J 2017 Sci. Rep. 7 43233
[11] Wang J, Li S, Luo M, Liu J, Zhu L, Li C, Xie D Q, Yang Q, Yu S H, Sun J Q, Zhang X L, Shieh W, Willner A E 2014 The European Conference on Optical Communication Cannes, France, September 21-25, Mo.4.5.1
[12] Ramachandran S, Kristensen P 2013 Nanophotonics 2 455
[13] Wang A D, Zhu L, Chen S, Du C, Mo Q, Wang J 2016 Opt. Express 24 11716
[14] Gibson G, Courtial J, Padgett M J, Vasnetsov M, Pas'ko V, Barnett S M, Franke-Arnold S 2004 Opt. Express 12 5448
[15] L H, Ke X Z 2009 Acta Opt. Sin. 29 331 (in Chinese) [吕宏, 柯熙政 2009 光学学报 29 331]
[16] Krenn M, Fickler R, Fink M, Handsteiner J, Malik M, Scheidl T, Ursin R, Zeilinger A 2014 New. J. Phys. 16 113028
[17] Zhao Y, Wang J 2015 Opt. Lett. 40 4843
[18] Brning R, Ndagano B, McLaren M, Schroter S, Kobelke J, Duparre M, Forbes A 2016 J. Opt. 18 03LT01
[19] Zhu L, Liu J, Mo Q, Cheng D, Wang J 2016 Opt. Express 24 16934
[20] Xin J T, Gao C Q, Li C, Wang Z 2012 Acta Phys. Sin. 61 174202 (in Chinese) [辛璟焘, 高春清, 李辰, 王铮 2012 61 174202]
[21] Fu D Z, Jia J L, Zhou Y N, Chen D X, Gao H, Li F L, Zhang P 2015 Acta Phys. Sin. 64 130704 (in Chinese) [付栋之, 贾俊亮, 周英男, 陈东旭, 高宏, 李福利, 张沛 2015 64 130704]
[22] Li S, Xu Z, Liu J, Zhou N, Zhao Y F, Zhu L, Xia F, Wang J 2015 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics San Jose, USA, May 10-15, JTh2A.67
[23] Huang S J, Wang S Z, Yu Y J 2009 Acta Phys. Sin. 58 952 (in Chinese) [黄素娟, 王朔中, 于瀛洁 2009 58 952]
[24] Huang S J, He C, Wang T W 2014 J. Opt. 16 035402
[25] Huang S J, Gu T T, Miao Z, He C, Wang T Y 2014 Acta Phys. Sin. 63 244103 (in Chinese) [黄素娟, 谷婷婷, 缪庄, 贺超, 王廷云 2014 63 244103]
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