Two-dimensional free-space beam steering with an optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator

J K Doylend; M J R Heck; J T Bovington; J D Peters; L A Coldren; J E Bowers

doi:10.1364/OE.19.021595

Two-dimensional free-space beam steering with an optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator

Opt Express. 2011 Oct 24;19(22):21595-604. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.021595.

Authors

J K Doylend¹, M J R Heck, J T Bovington, J D Peters, L A Coldren, J E Bowers

Affiliation

¹ Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA. doylend@ece.ucsb.edu

PMID: 22109008
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.021595

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.