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Liming SI1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Yuyuan CHEN1, 2, Qitao SHEN1, 2, Chenyang DANG1, 2, Tianyu MA1, 2, Houjun SUN1, 2, 3
Science & Technology Review | 2026, 44(9) : 22 - 42
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Vortex wave communication technology: Advantages and challenges
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Liming SI1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Yuyuan CHEN1, 2, Qitao SHEN1, 2, Chenyang DANG1, 2, Tianyu MA1, 2, Houjun SUN1, 2, 3
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  • 1School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Environment Characteristics and Effects for Near−space, Beijing 100081, China
  • 3Tangshan Research Institute, Beijing Institute of Technology, Tangshan 063000, China
  • 4State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Nanjing 210096, China
  • 5Faculty of Engineering, Shenzhen MSU−BIT University, Shenzhen 518172, China
Published: 2026-05-13 doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2026.02.00019
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With the rapid advancement of sixth−generation (6G) mobile communications and the vision of the Internet of Everything, spectrum scarcity has become a critical bottleneck limiting further improvements in wireless system capacity. The efficiency of traditional time−frequency domain resource mining is gradually approaching the Shannon limit. Vortex wave technology, which exploits orbital angular momentum (OAM) as an independent physical degree of freedom, offers a promising solution by breaking the constraints of conventional planar−wave transmission and opening new possibilities for high−capacity wireless communications. This paper reviews the key technologies of vortex−wave−based communication, with particular emphasis on recent progress in beam generation and manipulation, full−space multiplexed transmission, physical−layer security, and intelligent signal processing. First, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), owing to their flexible electromagnetic parameter control and ease of integration, are expected to play a pivotal role in multi−mode vortex beam shaping and dynamic reconfiguration. Second, the incorporation of deep learning algorithms enables high−accuracy mode recognition and wavefront correction at the receiver, significantly improving system robustness and environmental adaptability. Furthermore, the inherent mode orthogonality and phase singularity of vortex waves provide unique advantages for overcoming capacity limits, enhancing physical−layer security, and enabling high−dimensional quantum information processing. Finally, the difficulties and challenges still faced by vortex wave communication, including beam divergence, atmospheric turbulence phase distortion, and mode crosstalk, are discussed, and future trends are prospected.

vortex electromagnetic waves  /  orbital angular momentum  /  communication technology  /  intelligent metasurface
Liming SI, Yuyuan CHEN, Qitao SHEN, Chenyang DANG, Tianyu MA, Houjun SUN. Vortex wave communication technology: Advantages and challenges[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2026 , 44 (9) : 22 -42 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2026.02.00019
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doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2026.02.00019
  • Receive Date:2026-02-08
  • Online Date:2026-05-27
  • Published:2026-05-13
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  • Received:2026-02-08
  • Revised:2026-04-15
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    1School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
    2State Key Laboratory of Environment Characteristics and Effects for Near−space, Beijing 100081, China
    3Tangshan Research Institute, Beijing Institute of Technology, Tangshan 063000, China
    4State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Nanjing 210096, China
    5Faculty of Engineering, Shenzhen MSU−BIT University, Shenzhen 518172, China
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