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US 12,212,345 · App. 17/590,732 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Application of orbital angular momentum to fiber, FSO and RF

Inventors: Solyman Ashrafi (Plano, TX); Roger Linquist (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: NxGen Partners IP, LLC
H04B10/516H04J14/05H04J14/07
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Patent No.
US 12,212,345
App. No.
17/590,732
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communications system has a transmitter circuit for transmitting a communications signal. The transmitter receives a plurality of input data streams and applies an orthogonal function to each of the plurality of input data streams. The transmitter groups the input streams having the orthogonal function applied thereto into a plurality of groups. The orthogonal functions applied to the plurality of input data streams do not repeat within the plurality of groups to limit interference between the input data streams within the group. The transmitter applies a different wavelength to each of the plurality of groups input data streams. The different wavelengths limit interference between the plurality of groups of input data streams. The transmitter applies a positive polarization and a negative polarization to each of the plurality of groups of input data having a different wavelength applied thereto. The positive and the negative polarizations are applied to a pair of groups having a same wavelength applied thereto limit interference between the pair of groups. The transmitter transmits the plurality of input of data streams over a plurality of channels on a communications link as the communications signal. Each of the plurality of channels has a unique combination of orthogonal function, wavelength and polarization associated therewith.

Claims (31)

1. A method for increasing bandwidth of a communications signal, comprising:

receiving a plurality of input data streams;

applying orthogonal processing to each of the plurality of input data streams using quantum level overlay techniques;

altering a level of orthogonal processing using quantum level overlay techniques based on a current channel environment;

grouping the input data streams having the orthogonal processing using quantum level overlay techniques applied thereto into a plurality of groups of input data streams, wherein the orthogonal processing using quantum level overlay techniques applied to the plurality of input data streams do not repeat within the plurality of groups to limit interference between the input data streams within the group;

applying a different wavelength to each of the plurality of groups of input data streams, wherein the different wavelength limits interference between the plurality of groups of input data streams;

applying a positive polarization and a negative polarization to each of the plurality of groups of input data streams having a different wavelength applied thereto, wherein the positive and the negative polarizations applied to a pair of groups having a same wavelength applied thereto limit interference between the pair of groups; and

transmitting the plurality of input data streams over a plurality of channels on a communications link, wherein each of the plurality of channels has a unique combination of orthogonal processing using quantum level overlay techniques, wavelength and polarization associated therewith.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communications link comprises at least one of a free space link, a fiber link or an RF link.

3. The method of claim 1 further including:

receiving the communications signal including the plurality of channels over the communications link;

removing the positive polarization and the negative polarization from the plurality of groups of input data streams within the communications signal;

removing the different wavelength from the plurality of groups of input data streams;

removing the orthogonal processing using quantum level overlay techniques from each of the plurality of input data streams; and

outputting the plurality of input data streams.

4. A communications system, comprising:

orthogonal processing circuitry for applying quantum level overlay processing to each of a plurality of input data streams, wherein the orthogonal processing circuitry alters a level of the quantum level overlay processing based on a current channel environment;

a transmitter circuit for transmitting a communications signal, wherein the transmitter circuit is configured to:

receive the plurality of input data streams having the quantum level overlay processing;

group the input data streams having the quantum level overlay processing applied thereto into a plurality of groups of input data streams, wherein the quantum level overlay processing applied to the plurality of input data streams do not repeat within the plurality of groups to limit interference between the input data streams within the group;

apply a different wavelength to each of the plurality of groups of input data streams, wherein the different wavelength limits interference between the plurality of groups of input data streams;

apply a positive polarization and a negative polarization to each of the plurality of groups of input data streams having a different wavelength applied thereto, wherein the positive and the negative polarizations applied to a pair of groups having a same wavelength applied thereto limit interference between the pair of groups; and

transmit the plurality of input data streams over a plurality of channels on a communications link as the communications signal, wherein each of the plurality of channels has a unique combination of quantum level overlay processing, wavelength and polarization associated therewith.

5. The communications system of claim 4 further comprising:

a receiver circuit for receiving the communications signal over the communications link, the receiver circuit configured to:

receive the communications signal including the plurality of channels over the communications link;

remove the positive polarization and the negative polarization from the plurality of groups of input data streams within the communications signal;

remove the different wavelength from the plurality of groups of input data streams;

remove the OAM quantum level overlay processing from each of the plurality of input data streams; and

output the plurality of input data streams.

6. The communications system of claim 4 , wherein the communications link comprises at least one of a free space link, a fiber link or an RF link.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: ASHRAFI, SOLYMAN; LINQUIST, ROGER
To: NXGEN PARTNERS IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 058858/0560 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14882085 · Oct 13, 2015
Provisional Application 62063028 · Oct 13, 2014
Related Publication 20220190947A1 · Jun 16, 2022
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