Massively parallel coherent laser ranging using soliton microcombs
Johann Riemensberger,Anton Lukashchuk,Maxim Karpov,Wenle Weng,Erwan Lucas,Junqiu Liu,Tobias J. Kippenberg +6 more
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In this article, a massively parallel coherent LIDAR scheme using a photonic chip-based microcomb was proposed, where the chirp from a single narrow-linewidth pump laser is simultaneously transferred to all spectral comb teeth of the soliton at once, and allows for true parallelism in FMCW LidAR.Abstract:
Coherent ranging, also known as frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) laser based ranging (LIDAR) is currently developed for long range 3D distance and velocimetry in autonomous driving. Its principle is based on mapping distance to frequency, and to simultaneously measure the Doppler shift of reflected light using frequency chirped signals, similar to Sonar or Radar. Yet, despite these advantages, coherent ranging exhibits lower acquisition speed and requires precisely chirped and highly-coherent laser sources, hindering their widespread use and impeding Parallelization, compared to modern time-of-flight (TOF) ranging that use arrays of individual lasers. Here we demonstrate a novel massively parallel coherent LIDAR scheme using a photonic chip-based microcomb. By fast chirping the pump laser in the soliton existence range of a microcomb with amplitudes up to several GHz and sweep rate up to 10 MHz, the soliton pulse stream acquires a rapid change in the underlying carrier waveform, while retaining its pulse-to-pulse repetition rate. As a result, the chirp from a single narrow-linewidth pump laser is simultaneously transferred to all spectral comb teeth of the soliton at once, and allows for true parallelism in FMCW LIDAR. We demonstrate this approach by generating 30 distinct channels, demonstrating both parallel distance and velocity measurements at an equivalent rate of 3 Mpixel/s, with potential to improve sampling rates beyond 150 Mpixel/s and increase the image refresh rate of FMCW LIDAR up to two orders of magnitude without deterioration of eye safety. The present approach, when combined with photonic phase arrays based on nanophotonic gratings, provides a technological basis for compact, massively parallel and ultra-high frame rate coherent LIDAR systems.read more
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