OAM Reception Apparatus with Interference Compensation

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is no method for receiving signals wirelessly transmitted by a combination of OAM transmission and dual polarized wave transmission with inter-polarization interference compensation.

Innovation Solution

An OAM reception apparatus and method that includes reception antenna elements, an OAM reception unit, and an interference compensation unit, which execute OAM reception processing and interference compensation processing using OAM reception weight vectors, respectively, on vertically and horizontally polarized component signals obtained by polarization separating and down-converting received radio signals, with these units being independent of each other.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If OAM transmission and dual polarized wave transmission are combined, then transmission capacity is improved, but inter-polarization interference occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission capacityVSAvoidinter-polarization interference
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The reception apparatus segments the reception process into independent OAM reception processing and interference compensation processing. The OAM reception unit processes signals using OAM reception weight vectors, while the interference compensation unit separately compensates for inter-polarization interference, allowing both functions to operate independently and efficiently

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The interference compensation unit acts as an intermediary that specifically targets and removes the harmful inter-polarization interference component from the received signals, allowing the OAM reception unit to process the cleaned signals without contamination from polarization interference

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If spatial demultiplexing processing and inter-polarization interference compensation processing are executed in series, then processing is simplified, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing structureVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the static sequential processing structure into a dynamic parallel processing structure. The OAM reception unit and interference compensation unit operate simultaneously on the received signals, with the interference compensation unit processing signals from multiple antenna elements in parallel, thereby reducing total processing time while maintaining structural clarity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables the reception of signals wirelessly transmitted by a combination of OAM transmission and dual polarized wave transmission with effective inter-polarization interference compensation.

Implementation Method 1

a plurality of reception antenna elements configured to receive a plurality of radio signals respectively transmitted from a plurality of transmission antenna elements

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic wave reception: Electromagnetic Induction

Implementation Method 2

polarization separating and down-conversion on a plurality of reception radio signals

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPolarization separation: Polarisation

Data Source

PatentUS11438032B2OAM reception apparatus, OAM reception method, and OAM transmission system
Publication Date: 2022.09.06 NEC CORP
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AI summary

An OAM reception apparatus (30) includes an OAM reception unit (34) and an interference compensation unit (35C) that are independent of each other. The OAM reception unit (34) and the interference compensation unit (35C) execute “OAM reception processing” and “interference compensation processing”, respectively, based on a plurality of vertical component signals and a plurality of horizontal component signals obtained by performing polarization separating and down-conversion on a plurality of reception radio signals received by a plurality of reception antenna elements (31-1 to 31-4).