Two-dimensional free-space beam steering with an optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator
Jonathan K. Doylend,Martijn J. R. Heck,Jock Bovington,Jonathan D. Peters,Larry A. Coldren,John E. Bowers +5 more
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A 16-channel, independently tuned waveguide surface grating optical phased array in silicon for two dimensional beam steering with a total field of view of 20° x 14° and full-window background peak suppression of 10 dB is demonstrated.Abstract:
We demonstrate a 16-channel, independently tuned waveguide surface grating optical phased array in silicon for two dimensional beam steering with a total field of view of 20° x 14°, beam width of 0.6° x 1.6°, and full-window background peak suppression of 10 dB.read more
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Large-scale nanophotonic phased array
TL;DR: This work demonstrates that a robust design, together with state-of-the-art complementary metal-oxide–semiconductor technology, allows large-scale NPAs to be implemented on compact and inexpensive nanophotonic chips and therefore extends the functionalities of phased arrays beyond conventional beam focusing and steering, opening up possibilities for large- scale deployment.
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High-resolution aliasing-free optical beam steering
David N. Hutchison,Jie Sun,Jonathan K. Doylend,Ranjeet Kumar,John Heck,Woosung Kim,Christopher T. Phare,Avi Feshali,Haisheng Rong +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a two-axis steerable optical phased array with over 500 resolvable spots and 80° steering in the phased array axis (measurement limited) and a record small divergence in both axes (0.14°).
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Hybrid Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit Technology
Martijn J. R. Heck,Jared F. Bauters,Michael L. Davenport,Jonathan K. Doylend,Siddharth Jain,Geza Kurczveil,Sudharsanan Srinivasan,Yongbo Tang,John E. Bowers +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the current status of the hybrid silicon photonic integration platform with emphasis on its prospects for increased integration complexity is reviewed, and it is shown that this platform is well positioned and holds great potential to address future needs for medium-scale photonic integrated circuits.
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Silicon Photonics Design: From Devices to Systems
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the state-of-the-art in the field of fabless silicon photonic systems, including the following: 1.1 Optical Waveguide Mode Solver 2.2 Wave Propagation 2.3 Optoelectronic models 2.4 Microwave Modelling 2.5 Thermal Modeling 2.6 Photonic Circuit Modelling 3.7 Physical Layout 2.8 Software Tools Integration 3.4 Code Listings 4.5 Problems 4.7 Problems 5.4 Polarization 5.5 Problem 5.6 Code List
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Fully integrated hybrid silicon two dimensional beam scanner.
Jared Hulme,Jonathan K. Doylend,Martijn J. R. Heck,Jon D. Peters,Michael L. Davenport,Jock Bovington,Larry A. Coldren,John E. Bowers +7 more
TL;DR: The photonic integrated circuit (PIC) consists of 164 optical components including lasers, amplifiers, photodiodes, phase tuners, grating couplers, splitters, and a photonic crystal lens and exhibited steering over 23° x 3.6°.
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Off-chip beam steering with a one-dimensional optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator
TL;DR: An integrated approach is followed in which a 1D optical phased array is fabricated on silicon-on-insulator in which continuous thermo-optical steering of 2.3 degrees and wavelength steering of 14.1 degrees is reported.
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A continuous-wave hybrid AlGaInAs-silicon evanescent laser
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Device and Integration Technology for Silicon Photonic Transmitters
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the device and integration technology for silicon photonic transmitters, and two modulator technologies, silicon modulators and hybrid-silicon modulators, are described.