A review and perspective on optical phased array for automotive LiDAR

CP Hsu, B Li, B Solano-Rivas, AR Gohil… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper aims to review the state of the art of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)
sensors for automotive applications, and particularly for automated vehicles, focusing on …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated optical phased arrays for beam forming and steering

Y Guo, Y Guo, C Li, H Zhang, X Zhou, L Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Integrated optical phased arrays can be used for beam shaping and steering with a small
footprint, lightweight, high mechanical stability, low price, and high-yield, benefiting from the …

Long-range LiDAR and free-space data communication with high-performance optical phased arrays

CV Poulton, MJ Byrd, P Russo… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present high-performance integrated optical phased arrays along with first-of-their-kind
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and free-space data communication demonstrators …

Coherent solid-state LIDAR with silicon photonic optical phased arrays

CV Poulton, A Yaacobi, DB Cole, MJ Byrd, M Raval… - Optics letters, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We present, to the best of our knowledge, the first demonstration of coherent solid-state light
detection and ranging (LIDAR) using optical phased arrays in a silicon photonics platform …

Coherent LiDAR with an 8,192-element optical phased array and driving laser

CV Poulton, MJ Byrd, P Russo, B Moss… - IEEE journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present recent advancements of optical phased array LiDAR with record-performance
system demonstrations. First, we give an overview of the technology and how it combines …

Sub-wavelength-pitch silicon-photonic optical phased array for large field-of-regard coherent optical beam steering

Y Zhang, YC Ling, K Zhang, C Gentry, D Sadighi… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
This paper reports on large field-of-regard, high-efficiency, and large aperture active optical
phased arrays (OPAs) for optical beam steering in LIDAR systems. The fabricated 5 mm …

Optical phased array beam steering in the mid-infrared on an InP-based platform

J Midkiff, KM Yoo, JD Shin, H Dalir, M Teimourpour… - Optica, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Compact, lightweight, high-power beam-steering devices operating in the mid-infrared
atmospheric window λ= 3− 5µm are attractive for aerial-based applications such as long …

Silicon nitride assisted 1× 64 optical phased array based on a SOI platform

Q Wang, S Wang, L Jia, Y Cai, W Yue, M Yu - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a 1× 64 optical phased array (OPA) based on a silicon on insulator (SOI)
platform with integrated silicon nitride. The input port of the OPA is fabricated using a silicon …

On-chip platform for a phased array with minimal beam divergence and wide field-of-view

M Zadka, YC Chang, A Mohanty, CT Phare… - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Current silicon photonics phased arrays based on waveguide gratings enable beam
steering with no moving parts. However, they suffer from a trade-off between beam …

Adoption of large aperture chirped grating antennas in optical phase array for long distance ranging

L Yu, P Ma, G Luo, L Cui, X Zhou, P Wang, Y Zhang… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Optical phased array can be widely used in many fields benefiting from its superior
performance. We designed and fabricated chirped grating antennas and uniform grating …