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Multiplexing twisted light

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Exploiting the spatial shapes of 'twisted' photons makes it possible to enhance the bit rate of free-space optical communications without requiring more bandwidth.

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  1. Juan P. Torres is at the Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques and the Department of Signal Theory and Communications at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain,

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Torres, J. Multiplexing twisted light. Nature Photon 6, 420–422 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.154

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