Transceiver in wireless communication system
10637151 ยท 2020-04-28
Assignee
Inventors
- Min Soo Kang (Daejeon, KR)
- Bong Su Kim (Daejeon, KR)
- Kwang Seon Kim (Sejong-si, KR)
- Myung Sun SONG (Daejeon, KR)
- Woo Jin Byun (Daejeon, KR)
Cpc classification
International classification
Abstract
A transceiving apparatus may comprise a radiator emitting a beam; a receiver receiving a beam; a first sub-reflector which is provided to face the radiator and changes an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode order of a beam; a second sub-reflector which is provided to face the receiver and changes an OAM mode order of a beam differently from the first sub-reflector; and a main reflector which is provided to face the first sub-reflector and the second sub-reflector.
Claims
1. A transceiving apparatus comprising: a radiator emitting a first beam with a first orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode; a receiver receiving a second beam with the first OAM mode; a first sub-reflector which is provided to face the radiator and reflects the first beam emitted from the radiator; a second sub-reflector which is provided to face the receiver and reflects the second beam to the receiver; and a main reflector which is provided to face the first sub-reflector and the second sub-reflector, wherein an OAM mode of the first beam is changed from a second OAM mode to the first OAM mode by the radiator, the OAM mode of the first beam emitted from the radiator is changed from the first OAM mode to the second OAM mode by the first sub-reflector, the OAM mode of the second beam is changed from the second OAM mode to the first OAM mode by the second sub-reflector, and the OAM mode of the second beam reflected by the second sub-reflector is changed from the first OAM mode to the second OAM mode by the receiver.
2. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first sub-reflector decreases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam, and the second sub-reflector increases an order of the OAM mode of the second beam.
3. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the radiator includes a first mode conversion unit increasing the order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator, and the receiver includes a second mode conversion unit decreasing the order of the OAM mode of the second beam incident on the receiver.
4. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first sub-reflector increases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam, and the second sub-reflector decreases an order of the OAM mode of the second beam.
5. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the radiator includes a first mode conversion unit decreasing the order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator, and the receiver includes a second mode conversion unit increasing an the order of the OAM mode of the second beam incident on the receiver.
6. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main reflector includes at least one first patch element increasing an order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the main reflector, and at least one second patch element decreasing an order of the OAM mode of the second beam reflected at the main reflector.
7. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first sub-reflector decreases the order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the first sub-reflector, and the second sub-reflector increases the order of the OAM mode of the second beam reflected at the second sub-reflector.
8. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first sub-reflector increases the order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the first sub-reflector, and the second sub-reflector decreases the order of the OAM mode of the second beam reflected at the second sub-reflector.
9. A transceiving apparatus comprising: a radiator which emits a first beam with a first orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode and includes a first mode conversion unit changing an (OAM) mode of the first beam incident on the radiator; a receiver which receives a second beam with the first OAM mode and includes a second mode conversion unit changing an OAM mode of the received the second beam; a sub-reflector provided to face the radiator and the receiver and reflects the first beam emitted from the radiator and the second beam to the receiver; and a main reflector provided to face the sub-reflector, wherein an OAM mode of the first beam is changed from a second OAM mode to the first OAM mode by the radiator, the OAM mode of the first beam emitted from the radiator is changed from the first OAM mode to the second OAM mode by the sub-reflector, the OAM mode of the second beam is changed from the second OAM mode to the first OAM mode by the sub-reflector, and the OAM mode of the second beam reflected by the sub-reflector is changed from the first OAM mode to the second OAM mode by the receiver, wherein at least one of the main reflector and the sub-reflector changes the OAM mode of the beams so that the second beam incident on the main reflector from an outside of the transceiving apparatus has a different OAM mode with the first beam emitted by the radiator after being reflected at the sub-reflector.
10. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first mode conversion unit increases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator, the sub-reflector decreases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the sub-reflector, and the second mode conversion unit increases an order of the OAM mode of the second beam incident on the receiver.
11. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first mode conversion unit decreases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator, the sub-reflector increases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the sub-reflector, and the second mode conversion unit decreases an order of the OAM mode of the second beam incident on the receiver.
12. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first mode conversion unit increases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator, the main reflector decreases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the main reflector, and the second mode conversion unit increases an order of the OAM mode of the second beam incident on the receiver.
13. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first mode conversion unit decreases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator, the main reflector increases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the main reflector, and the second mode conversion unit decreases an order of the OAM mode of the second beam incident on the receiver.
14. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein at least one of the main reflector and the sub-reflector includes at least one first patch element increasing an order of the OAM mode of the first beam, and at least one second patch element decreasing an order of the OAM mode of the second beam.
15. A transceiving apparatus comprising: a radiator which emits a first beam with a first orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode and includes a first mode conversion unit changing an (OAM) mode of the first beam incident on the radiator; a receiver which receives a second beam with the first OAM mode and includes a second mode conversion unit changing an OAM mode of the received the second beam; and a reflector provided to face the radiator and the receiver and reflects the first beam emitted from the radiator and the second beam to the receiver, wherein an OAM mode of the first beam is changed from a second OAM mode to the first OAM mode by the radiator, the OAM mode of the first beam emitted from the radiator is changed from the first OAM mode to the second OAM mode by the reflector, the OAM mode of the second beam is changed from the second OAM mode to the first OAM mode by the reflector, and the OAM mode of the second beam reflected by the reflector is changed from the first OAM mode to the second OAM mode by the receiver, wherein the second beam incident on the reflector from an outside of the transceiving apparatus has a different OAM mode with the first beam emitted by the radiator after being reflected at the reflector.
16. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first mode conversion unit increases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator, the reflector decreases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the reflector, and the second mode conversion unit increases an order of the OAM mode of the second beam incident on the receiver.
17. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first mode conversion unit decreases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator, the reflector increases an order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the reflector, and the second mode conversion unit decreases an order of the OAM mode of the second beam incident on the receiver.
18. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the reflector includes at least one first patch element increasing an order of the OAM mode of the first beam reflected at the reflector, and at least one second patch element decreasing an order of the OAM mode of the second beam reflected at the reflector.
19. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the first mode conversion unit increases the order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator.
20. The transceiving apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the first mode conversion unit decreases the order of the OAM mode of the first beam incident on the radiator.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
(1) Embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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(20) Embodiments of the present disclosure are disclosed herein. However, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are merely representative for purposes of describing embodiments of the present disclosure, however, embodiments of the present disclosure may be embodied in many alternate forms and should not be construed as limited to embodiments of the present disclosure set forth herein.
(21) Accordingly, while the present disclosure is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit the present disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the present disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout the description of the figures.
(22) It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and, similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. As used herein, the term and/or includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
(23) It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being connected or coupled to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being directly connected or directly coupled to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (i.e., between versus directly between, adjacent versus directly adjacent, etc.).
(24) The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms a, an and the are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms comprises, comprising, includes and/or including, when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
(25) Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this present disclosure belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
(26) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate a thorough understanding of the present disclosure, the same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements are omitted.
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(29) The reception antenna 5 may receive beams transmitted by other transceivers. Also, a portion of the beams emitted from the first transmission antenna 4 and the second transmission antenna 6 may be incident on the reception antenna 5. The reception antenna 5 may be closer to the first transmitting antenna 4 and the second transmitting antenna 6 than other transceivers. Therefore, at the position where the reception antenna 5 is located, the intensity of the beams emitted from the first transmission antenna 4 and the second transmission antenna 6 may be relatively strong. Therefore, it is necessary to offset the beam emitted from the first transmission antenna 4 and the beam emitted from the second transmission antenna 6 at the position where the reception antenna 5 is located.
(30) For example, when a distance between the first transmission antenna 4 and the reception antenna 5 is D, a distance between the second transmission antenna 6 and the reception antenna 5 may be D+/2. Here, denotes a center wavelength of the beam emitted by the first transmission antenna 4 and the beam emitted by the second transmission antenna 6. If the first transmission antenna 4, the reception antenna 5, and the second transmission antenna 6 are arranged as illustrated in
(31) In the case of the transceiver illustrated in
(32) In the present disclosure, beams emitted from radiators of the transceiver and beams incident on a main reflector from the outside may have different orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes to be incident on a receiver, thereby alleviating interference effects between the beams. The OAM of the beam is a physical property of the beam determined by the shape of the beam's wavefront. Hereinafter, the OAM of the beam will be described.
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(39) The radiator 110 may emit a beam. The radiator 110 may include a first mode conversion unit 112 and a first transmission unit 114. The first mode conversion unit 112 may receive a beam and change the OAM mode order of the beam. For example, the first mode conversion unit 112 may receive a 0th order mode beam. The 0th order mode beam may be a beam modulated to include data information transmitted by the transceiver. The first mode conversion unit 112 may change the 0th order mode beam to a +1st order mode.
(40) In a first example, the first mode conversion unit 112 may comprise a spiral phase plate (SPP). The spiral phase plate is made of birefringent crystal, and steps may be formed on passing surfaces of the beam. The SPP may change the OAM mode order of the beam by changing the phase of the beam according to the passing position of the beam. In a second example, the first mode conversion unit 112 may include a pitch-fork hologram. The pitch-fork hologram may change the OAM mode order of the beam by changing the phase of the beam by interference of the beam. The embodiment of the first mode conversion unit 112 is not limited to the examples described above. For example, the first mode conversion unit 112 may include a Q-plate or a crystal mode converter or the like.
(41) The beam whose OAM mode order is changed in the first mode conversion unit 112 may be emitted toward the first sub-reflector 132 via the first transmission unit 114. The beam emitted in the first transmission unit 114 may become the +1st order mode beam. The 1st order mode beam may be reflected at the first sub-reflector 132. The first sub-reflector 132 may change the OAM mode order of the beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 132. For example, steps may be formed on the reflecting surface of the first sub-reflector 132. The phase of the beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 132 may change as the steps are formed on the reflecting surface of the first sub-reflector 132. The OAM mode order of the beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 132 may be changed while the phase of the beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 132 is changed. As another example, the first sub-reflector 132 may comprise at least one patch element that changes the phase of the beam. The at least one patch element may change the phase of the beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 132 to change the OAM mode order of the beam.
(42) The first sub-reflector 132 may change the OAM mode order of the beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 132 by 1. Accordingly, the 1st order mode beam emitted by the radiator 110 may become a 0th order mode beam after being reflected at the first sub-reflector 132. The beam may be reflected at the first sub-reflector 132 and then reflected at the main reflector 140 and transmitted to another transceiver. As a result, the transceiver can transmit the 0th order mode beam.
(43) A beam transmitted from the outside to the transceiver may be incident on the main reflector 140. The beam reflected at the main reflector 140 may be reflected at the second sub-reflector 134 and then incident on the receiver 120. The second sub-reflector 134 may change the OAM mode order of the beam reflected at the second sub-reflector 134. For example, steps may be formed on the reflecting surface of the second sub reflector 134. As another example, the second sub-reflector 134 may include at least one patch element that changes the phase of the beam.
(44) The second sub-reflector 134 may change the OAM mode order of the beam differently from the first sub-reflector 132. For example, the second sub-reflector 134 may change the OAM mode order of the beam reflected at the second sub-reflector 134 by +1. The 0th order mode beam reflected at the main reflector 140 may become a 1st order mode beam after being reflected at the second sub-reflector 134. The beam reflected at the second sub-reflector 134 may be incident on the receiver 120.
(45) The receiver 120 may include a second beam transfer unit 124 and a second mode conversion unit 122. The second beam transfer unit 124 may transfer the beam incident on the second beam transfer unit 124 to the second mode conversion unit 122. The second mode conversion unit 122 may include a SPP or a pitch-fork hologram. The embodiment of the second mode conversion unit 122 is not limited to the above-described examples. For example, the second mode conversion unit 122 may include a Q-plate or a crystal mode converter or the like.
(46) The second mode conversion unit 122 may change the OAM mode order of the beam transferred to the second mode conversion unit 122 by 1. For example, the +1st order mode beam reflected at the second sub-reflector 134 may become a 0th order mode beam at the second mode conversion unit 122 via the second beam transfer unit 124. That is, the 0th order mode beam incident on the main reflector 140 of the transceiver may be returned to the 0th order mode beam from the receiver 120 again. The receiver can demodulate the 0th order mode beam and verify the data.
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(49) When the beam emitted from the radiator 110 and the beam incident from the outside to the main reflector 140 are incident on the receiver 120 with different OAM modes, orthogonality between the beams may be ensured. The transceiver can selectively detect only the 0th order mode beam among the beams that have passed through the second mode conversion unit 122. Therefore, even if the beam received from the outside and the beam emitted from the radiator 110 enter the receiver 120 together, the interference effect between the beams can be reduced by utilizing the orthogonality between the beams.
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(51) On the other hand, the second sub-reflector 134 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam by m. Here, m is an arbitrary natural number. The second mode conversion unit 122 of the receiver 120 may decrease the OAM mode order of the beam by m. Thus, the beam incident from the outside to the main reflector 130 may have the same OAM mode order as that before being reflected at the second sub-reflector 132 after passing through the second mode conversion unit 122.
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(55) The second mode conversion unit 122 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam. The second mode conversion unit 122 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by +1. The second sub-reflector 134 may decrease the OAM mode order of the beam. The second sub-reflector 134 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 1. The 0th order mode beam incident from the outside to the main reflector 140 may be reflected at the second sub-reflector 134 to become a 1st order mode beam. The +1st order mode beam incident on the receiver 120 may pass through the second mode conversion unit 122 and become a 0th order mode beam.
(56) The example of mode conversions shown in
(57) On the other hand, the second sub-reflector 134 may decrease the OAM mode order of the beam by m. Here, m is an arbitrary natural number. The second mode conversion unit 122 of the receiver 120 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam by m. Thus, the beam incident from the outside to the main reflector 130 may have the same OAM mode order as that before being reflected at the second sub-reflector 132 after passing through the second mode conversion unit 122.
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(60) The first sub-reflector 232 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 232. For example, the first sub-reflector 232 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by +1. The 0th order mode beam emitted by the emitter 210 may become a 1st order mode beam after being reflected at the first sub-reflector 232. The 1st order mode beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 232 may be reflected at the main reflector 240, and then a portion of the beam may be the 0th order mode beam and the other portion may be the 2nd order mode beam. In a side of receiving the signal transmitted by the transceiver, the 0th order mode beam can be selectively detected and the data transmitted by the transceiver can be demodulated.
(61) The second sub-reflector 234 may decrease the OAM mode order of the beam reflected at the second sub-reflector 234. For example, the second sub-reflector 234 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 1. A portion of the 0th order mode beam incident on the main reflector 240 may become a 1st order mode beam, and the other portion of it may be a 1st order mode beam. The 1st order mode beam may become a 0th order mode beam after being reflected at the secondary sub-reflector 234. The 1st order mode beam may be a 2nd order mode beam after being reflected at the second sub reflector 234. The transceiver can selectively detect the 0th order mode beam incident on the receiver 220 and demodulate data received from the outside.
(62) A portion of the beam emitted by the radiator 210 may be reflected at the first sub-reflector 232 and then be incident on the receiver 220 as a 1st order mode beam. The other portion of the beam emitted by the radiator 210 may be reflected at the second sub-reflector 234 and then become a 1st mode beam, and may be incident on the receiver 220. In any case, since the beam emitted by the radiator 210 is incident on the receiver 220 in a mode different from the 0th order mode beam, the interference effect of the beams can be reduced.
(63) The example of mode conversions shown in
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(66) The first sub-reflector 232 may decrease the OAM mode order of the beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 232. For example, the first sub-reflector 232 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 1. The 0th order mode beam emitted by the radiator 210 may become a 1st order mode beam after being reflected at the first sub-reflector 232. The 1st order mode beam reflected at the first sub-reflector 232 may be reflected at the main reflector 240, and then a portion of it may become a 0th order mode beam and the other portion may become a 2nd order mode beam. In a side of receiving the signal transmitted by the transceiver, the 0th order mode beam can be selectively detected and the data transmitted by the transceiver can be demodulated.
(67) The second sub-reflector 234 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam reflected at second sub-reflector 234. For example, the second sub-reflector 234 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by +1. Some of the 0th order mode beam incident on the main reflector 240 may be a 1st order mode beam, and the other of it may be a 1st order mode beam. The 1st order mode beam may be a 2nd order mode beam after being reflected at the secondary sub-reflector 234. The 1st order mode beam may be the 0th order mode beam after being reflected at the second sub reflector 234. The transceiver can selectively detect the 0th order mode beam incident on the receiver 220 and demodulate data received from the outside.
(68) Some of the beam emitted by the radiator 210 may be reflected at the first sub-reflector 232 and then become a 1st order mode beam and be incident on the receiver 220. The other portion of the beam emitted by the radiator 210 may be reflected at the second sub-reflector 234 and then become a 1st order mode beam and enter the receiver 220. In any case, since the beam emitted by the radiator 210 is incident on the receiver 220 in a mode different from the 0th order mode, the interference effect of the beams can be reduced.
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(72) The first mode conversion unit 312 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam emitted from the radiator 310. For example, the first mode conversion unit 312 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by +1. Thus, the radiator 310 may emit a 1st order mode beam. The beam emitted from the radiator 310 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330.
(73) The sub-reflector 330 may decrease the OAM mode order of the beam reflected at the sub-reflector 330. For example, the sub-reflector 330 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 1. The 1st order mode beam emitted by the radiator 310 may become a 0th order mode beam after being reflected at the sub-reflector 330. The beam emitted from the radiator 310 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then reflected at the main reflector 340 to be transmitted to the outside. As a result, the transceiver can transmit the 0th order mode beam to the outside.
(74) The beam transmitted from the outside of the transceiver may be incident on the main reflector 340. The beam reflected at the main reflector 340 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330. The sub-reflector 330 may reduce the OAM mode order of the beam. For example, the beam incident on the main reflector 340 may become a 1st order mode beam after being reflected at the sub-reflector 330. The 1st order mode beam reflected at the sub-reflector 330 may be incident on the receiver 320. The second mode conversion unit 322 of the receiver 320 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam. For example, the second mode conversion unit 322 may change the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 320 by +1. As a result, the 0th order mode beam incident on the main reflector 340 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then become the 0th order mode beam again through the second mode conversion unit 322. The transceiver can selectively detect the 0th order mode beam and demodulate data received from the outside.
(75) A portion of the beam emitted from the radiator 310 may be incident on the receiver 320. For example, a portion of the 1st order mode beams emitted by the radiator 310 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then be incident on the receiver 320 as a 0th order mode beam. However, the beam incident on the main reflector 340 from the outside may be incident on the receiver 320 as a 1st order mode beam. Therefore, orthogonality between the beams can be ensured. The transceiver can selectively detect only the 0th order mode beam among the beams that have passed through the second mode conversion unit 322. Even if the beam received from the outside and the beam emitted from the radiator 310 enter the receiver 320 together, the interference effect between the beams can be reduced by utilizing the orthogonality between the beams.
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(79) A beam incident from the outside to the main reflector 340 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then become a 1st order mode beam. The 1st order mode beam reflected at the sub-reflector 330 may be incident on the receiver 320. The second mode conversion unit 322 may reduce the OAM mode order of the beam. For example, the second mode conversion unit 322 may change the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 320 by 1. The 1st order mode beam incident on the receiver 320 may become a 0th order mode beam after passing through the second mode conversion unit 322. The transceiver can selectively demodulate the data received from the outside by selectively detecting the 0th order mode beam.
(80) A portion of the 1st order mode beam emitted by the radiator 310 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then be incident on the receiver 320 as a 0th order mode beam. However, the beam incident on the main reflector 340 from the outside may be incident on the receiver 320 as a 1st order mode beam. Therefore, orthogonality between the beams can be ensured. The transceiver can selectively detect only the 0th order mode beam among the beams that have passed through the second mode conversion unit 322.
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(84) A 0th order mode beam incident on the main reflector 340 from the outside may become a 1st order mode beam after being reflected at the main reflector 340. The 1st order mode beam reflected at the main reflector 340 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then be incident on the receiver 320. The second mode conversion unit 322 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam. For example, the second mode conversion unit 322 may change the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 320 by +1. The 1st order mode beam incident on the receiver 320 may be a 0th order mode beam while passing through the second mode conversion unit 322. The transceiver can selectively demodulate the data received from the outside by selectively detecting the 0th order mode beam.
(85) A portion of the 1st order mode beam emitted by the radiator 310 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then incident on the receiver 320. However, the beam incident on the main reflector 340 from the outside may be incident on the receiver 320 as a 1st order mode beam. Therefore, orthogonality between the beams can be ensured. The transceiver can selectively detect only the 0th order mode beam among the beams that have passed through the second mode conversion unit 322.
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(88) A 0th order mode beam incident from the outside to the main reflector 340 may become a 1st order mode beam after being reflected at the main reflector 340. The 1st order mode beam reflected at the main reflector 340 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then incident on the receiver 320. The second mode conversion unit 322 may reduce the OAM mode order of the beam. For example, the second mode conversion unit 322 may change the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 320 by 1. The 1st order mode beam incident on the receiver 320 may become a 0th order mode beam after passing through the second mode conversion unit 322. The transceiver can selectively demodulate the data received from the outside by selectively detecting the 0th order mode beam.
(89) A portion of the 1st order mode beam emitted by the radiator 310 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then incident on the receiver 320. However, the beam incident on the main reflector 340 from the outside may be incident on the receiver 320 as a 1st order mode beam. Therefore, orthogonality between the beams can be ensured. The transceiver can selectively detect only the 0th order mode beam among the beams that have passed through the second mode conversion unit 322.
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(92) The main reflector 340 may include a first patch element that increases the OAM mode order of the beam and a secondary patch element that reduces the OAM mode order of the beam. The main reflector 340 may include a plurality of first patch elements and a plurality of second patch elements. The first patch elements and the second patch elements may be arranged on the reflecting surface of the main reflector 340. The first patch elements may change the OAM mode order of the beam by +2, and the second patch elements may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 1. Therefore, OAM mode orders of some of the beams reflected at the main reflector 340 may be increased, and OAM mode orders of the other of the beams may be decreased.
(93) The 1st order mode beam emitted by the radiator 310 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then reflected at the main reflector 340. A portion of the 1st order mode beam may be reflected at the main reflector 340 and then become a 0th order mode beam while the other becomes a 3rd order mode beam. In a side of receiving a signal transmitted by the transceiver, the 0th order mode beam can be selectively detected and the data transmitted by the transceiver can be demodulated.
(94) A portion of the 0th order mode beam incident on the main reflector 340 from the outside may become a 1st order mode beam, and the other may be a 2nd order mode beam. The second mode conversion unit 322 of the receiver 320 may reduce the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 320. The second mode conversion unit 322 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 2. Only the 2nd order mode beam among the beams incident on the receiver 320 may become 0th order mode beams after passing through the second mode conversion unit 322. Therefore, the transceiver can selectively demodulate the data received from the outside by selectively detecting the 0th order mode beam.
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(97) The main reflector 340 may include at least one first patch element that increases the OAM mode order of the beam and at least one secondary patch element that reduces the OAM mode order of the beam. The first patch element may change the OAM mode order of the beam by +1, and the second patch element may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 2. Therefore, OAM mode orders of some of the beams reflected at the main reflector 340 may be decreased, and OAM mode orders of the other of the beams may be increased.
(98) The 1st order mode beam emitted by the radiator 310 may be reflected at the sub-reflector 330 and then reflected at the main reflector 340. Some of the 1st order mode beams may be reflected at the main reflector 340 and then become 0th order mode beam while others become 3rd order mode beams. In a side of receiving a signal transmitted by the transceiver, the 0th order mode beam can be selectively detected and the data transmitted by the transceiver can be demodulated.
(99) A portion of the 0th order mode beam incident on the main reflector 340 from the outside may become a 1st order mode beam, and the other may become a 2nd order mode beam. The second mode conversion unit 322 of the receiver 320 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 320. The second mode conversion unit 322 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by +2. Only the 2nd order mode beam among the beams incident on the receiver 320 may become 0th order mode beams after passing through the second mode conversion unit 322. Therefore, the transceiver can selectively demodulate the data received from the outside by selectively detecting the 0th order mode beam.
(100) As described above, referring to
(101) In the above description, the cases where the transceiver is implemented with a Cassegrain type antenna were explained. Hereinafter, the case of implementing the transceiver with a parabolic antenna will be described.
(102)
(103) Referring to
(104) The first mode conversion unit 412 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam emitted from the radiator 410. For example, the radiator 410 may emit a 1st order mode beam. The reflector 430 may reduce the OAM order of the beam reflected at the reflector 430. For example, the reflector 430 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 1. The 1st order mode beam emitted from the radiator 410 may be reflected at the reflector 430 and then transmitted as a 0th order mode beam to the outside.
(105) A 0th order mode beam incident on the reflector 430 from the outside may become a 1st mode beam after being reflected at the reflector 430. The 1st order mode beam reflected at the reflector 430 may be incident on the receiver 420. The second mode conversion unit 422 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 420. For example, the second mode conversion unit 422 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by +1. Thus, a 1st order mode beam incident on the receiver 420 may become a 0th order mode beam via the second mode conversion unit 422.
(106) The beam emitted by radiator 410 may be reflected at the reflector 430 and then become a 0th order mode beam. Accordingly, even if a portion of the beam emitted from the radiator 410 is reflected at the reflector 430 and then incident on the receiver 420, it may not become a 0th order mode after passing through the second mode conversion unit 422. Therefore, the transceiver can selectively demodulate the data received from the outside by selectively detecting the 0th order mode beam. Also, interference effects between beams can be reduced.
(107)
(108) Referring to
(109) A 0th order mode beam incident on the reflector 430 from the outside may become a 1st mode beam after being reflected at the reflector 430. The 1st order mode beam reflected at the reflector 430 may be incident on the receiver 420. The second mode conversion unit 422 may reduce the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 420. For example, the second mode conversion unit 422 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 1. Thus, a 1st order mode beam incident on the receiver 420 may become a 0th order mode beam via the second mode conversion unit 422.
(110) The beam emitted by radiator 410 may be reflected at the reflector 430 and then become a 0th order mode beam. Accordingly, even if a portion of the beam emitted from the radiator 410 is reflected at the reflector 430 and then incident on the receiver 420, it may not become a 0th order mode after passing through the second mode conversion unit 422. Therefore, the transceiver can selectively demodulate the data received from the outside by selectively detecting the 0th order mode beam. Also, interference effects between beams can be reduced.
(111)
(112) Referring to
(113) A portion of the 1st order mode beams emitted by the radiator 410 may become a 0th order mode beam after being reflected at the reflector 430 and the other portion may become 2nd order mode beams after being reflected at the reflector 430. In a side of receiving a signal transmitted by the transceiver, the 0th order mode beam can be selectively detected and the data transmitted by the transceiver can be demodulated.
(114) The second mode conversion unit 422 may reduce the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 420. For example, the second mode conversion unit 422 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by 1. Therefore, only the 1st order mode beam among the beams incident on the receiver 420 may become the 0th order mode beam after passing through the second mode conversion unit 422. The transceiver can selectively demodulate the data received from the outside by selectively detecting the 0th order mode beam. The beam emitted by radiator 410 may be reflected in reflector 430 and then become the 2nd order mode beam or the 0th order mode beam. Therefore, interference effect between the beams can be reduced.
(115) In
(116) For example, the second mode conversion unit 422 may change the orbital angular momentum mode degree of the beam by +1. That is, 1st order mode beams among the beams reflected at the reflector 430 may be changed to the 0th order mode beam. Since the beam emitted from the radiator 410 is reflected at the reflector 430 and then becomes the 2nd order mode beam or the 0th order mode beam, interference effect between the beams can be reduced.
(117)
(118) Referring to
(119) A portion of the 1st order mode beams emitted by the radiator 410 may become a 0th order mode beam after being reflected at the reflector 430 and the other portion may become 2nd order mode beams after being reflected at the reflector 430. In a side of receiving a signal transmitted by the transceiver, the 0th order mode beam can be selectively detected and the data transmitted by the transceiver can be demodulated.
(120) The second mode conversion unit 422 may increase the OAM mode order of the beam incident on the receiver 420. For example, the second mode conversion unit 422 may change the OAM mode order of the beam by +1. Therefore, only the 1st order mode beam among the beams incident on the receiver 420 may become the 0th order mode beam after passing through the second mode conversion unit 422. The transceiver can selectively demodulate the data received from the outside by selectively detecting the 0th order mode beam. The beam emitted by radiator 410 may be reflected in reflector 430 and then become 2nd order mode beam or 0th order mode beam. Therefore, interference effect between the beams can be reduced.
(121) In
(122) Hereinabove, the transceivers according to the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described with reference to
(123) While the embodiments of the present disclosure and their advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations may be made herein without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.