Fig. 4: Experimentally generated intensity profile of 4-bit orbital angular momentum (OAM)-coded signal under turbulence-free condition.

OAM modes with topological charge l = −7, −5, 2, and 6 are selected. Each panel (a–p) represents the coded 4-bit string from (0000) to (1111) where the selective OAM modes are active. A grayscale color bar and a scale bar of length 1 mm are drawn.