Adaptive beamforming for optical wireless communication via fiber modal control

C Li, Y Zhang, X Yan, Y Wang, X Zhang, J Cui… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
C Li, Y Zhang, X Yan, Y Wang, X Zhang, J Cui, L Zhu, J Li, Z Li, S Yu, Z Cao, AMJ Koonen
arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.11112, 2023arxiv.org
High-speed optical wireless communication can address the exponential growth in data
traffic. Adaptive beamforming customized for the target location is crucial, but existing
solutions such as liquidcrystal spatial light modulators and microelectromechanical systems
require costly micro/nano manufacturing, delicate alignment, and a high degree of
mechanical stability. These challenges reflect the fragility of integrating a fiber network with
micro/nano mechanical or photonic systems. Here, we realize low-cost, low-loss, and fiber …
High-speed optical wireless communication can address the exponential growth in data traffic. Adaptive beamforming customized for the target location is crucial, but existing solutions such as liquidcrystal spatial light modulators and microelectromechanical systems require costly micro/nano manufacturing, delicate alignment, and a high degree of mechanical stability. These challenges reflect the fragility of integrating a fiber network with micro/nano mechanical or photonic systems. Here, we realize low-cost, low-loss, and fiber-compatible beamforming and continuous beam steering through controlled bending of a multi-mode fiber that modifies its modal coupling, and use it to enable flexible optical wireless communication at 10 Gb/s. By using the fiber modal coupling as degrees of freedom rather than an impediment, this approach offers a promising solution for flexible and cost-effective optical wireless communication networks.
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