1. Multifunctional Orbital Angular Momentum Generator With High-Gain Low-Profile Broadband and Programmable Characteristics.
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Liu, Baiyang, Wong, Sai-Wai, Tam, Kam-Weng, Zhang, Xiao, and Li, Yin
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ANGULAR momentum (Mechanics) , *WIRELESS communications , *BROADBAND antennas , *SUPPLY & demand , *BROADBAND communication systems - Abstract
Transmissive and reflective metasurfaces have been extensively studied for generating an orbital angular momentum (OAM)-carrying beam. However, the existing OAM generators suffer from feed blockage, large profile, OAM mode nonreconfigurable, and narrowband. An OAM generator that integrates multiple functions into a single module is in high demand in OAM-based applications. In this study, we proposed an OAM generator based on a folded reflectarray with high-gain low-profile broadband and programmable characteristics. The proposed multifunctional OAM generator, comprising half the volume of the normal OAM metasurfaces, can generate a high-gain $l=0$ , $l=+1$ , and $l=+2$ OAM-mode-reconfigurable beams with high mode purity over the frequency range of 9.5–10.5 GHz. The proposed OAM generator-integrated multiple functions have potential applications in OAM-based wireless communications and radar detection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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