Wireless optical communication through different media using
superoscillation function as amplitude modulation
Abstract
As wireless optical communication becomes a key technology in many
applications such as internet-of-underwater-things (IoWT) and
inter-satellite communication, investigation of different modulation
schemes has become essential. In this paper, we address the issue of
whether it is possible to wirelessly transmit a modulated light signal
at a frequency beyond the signal’s band-limit. We show that by using a
superoscillation function as the amplitude modulating signal, it is
possible to wirelessly transmit the optical signal through various media
such as free-space, underwater and even turbulent underwater, and still
preserve the superoscillatory nature of the signal with the property
that it contains a component that oscillates faster than the
signalâ\euro™s highest Fourier component. We also present cases where
the received optical signal is distorted and quantify distortionÂ