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Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) for Optical and RF Communication

How Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) modes add a degree of freedom to multiplex channels and increase capacity in optical and RF links.

Overview

How Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) modes add a degree of freedom to multiplex channels and increase capacity in optical and RF links.

Who should attend

  • Optical and RF communication system engineers and researchers
  • Scientists working on novel communication technologies
  • Graduate and postgraduate students in electromagnetics, photonics, and wireless communication
  • Professionals focusing on increasing channel capacity and spectral efficiency
  • Researchers involved in MIMO systems and multiplexing techniques
  • Academic staff engaged in teaching or research in communications and optics
  • Companies seeking innovative solutions for next-generation communication systems

Course content

  • Fundamentals of Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM)
  • Differences between Spin Angular Momentum (SAM) and OAM
  • Generation and detection of OAM beams in optics
  • OAM multiplexing for capacity enhancement
  • Challenges in optical OAM systems (turbulence, crosstalk)
  • OAM generation and detection in RF and microwave systems
  • Practical antenna and transceiver designs for RF OAM
  • Beam steering and OAM mode sorting
  • OAM-based MIMO communications
  • Future trends: OAM in 6G and beyond
  • Case studies and experimental results

Materials

  • Copy of the presentation slides (PDF)
  • Downloadable video recording of the sessions (valid for 60 days)

⚠️ Important: The video is licensed for personal use only. Redistribution, sharing, or public posting of the course video is strictly prohibited.

Schedule

* Session 1 (2.5 hours): Introduction to OAM Theory and Applications in Optical Communications * Session 2 (2.5 hours): OAM in RF Communications and Practical Implementation Techniques