Speaker
Mr
Mitchell Cox
(University of the Witwatersrand)
Description
Mode Division Multiplexing (MDM) is an emerging technology which harnesses the spatial degree of freedom of laser beams to significantly increase the overall capacity of optical communication systems. Current research typically focusses on the use of Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM), however, MDM research has also been done into the use of orthogonal Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) or Hermite-Gaussian (HG) modes, which have two transverse degrees of freedom. In this work, orthogonal combinations of LG and HG modes are used for MDM as well as a novel application for increasing the resilience of free-space MDM links.
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
PhD
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Andrew Forbes, Wits, andrew.forbes@wits.ac.za
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
yes
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
no
Primary author
Mr
Mitchell Cox
(University of the Witwatersrand)
Co-authors
Prof.
Andrew Forbes
(CSIR)
Dr
Carmelo Rosales-Guzman
(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)
