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 …

A universal 3D imaging sensor on a silicon photonics platform

C Rogers, AY Piggott, DJ Thomson, RF Wiser, IE Opris… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Accurate three-dimensional (3D) imaging is essential for machines to map and
interact with the physical world,. Although numerous 3D imaging technologies exist, each …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Tutorial on narrow linewidth tunable semiconductor lasers using Si/III-V heterogeneous integration

MA Tran, D Huang, JE Bowers - APL photonics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Narrow linewidth lasers have many applications, such as higher order coherent
communications, optical sensing, and metrology. While semiconductor lasers are typically …

Low-loss composite photonic platform based on 2D semiconductor monolayers

I Datta, SH Chae, GR Bhatt, MA Tadayon, B Li, Y Yu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The optical properties of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are known to change
dramatically with doping near their excitonic resonances. However, little is known about the …

A nonuniform sparse 2-D large-FOV optical phased array with a low-power PWM drive

R Fatemi, A Khachaturian… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Integrated optical phased arrays (OPAs) capable of adaptive beamforming and beam
steering enable a wide range of applications. For many of these applications, a large scale 2 …

A single-chip optical phased array in a wafer-scale silicon photonics/CMOS 3D-integration platform

T Kim, P Bhargava, CV Poulton… - IEEE Journal of solid …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the growing demand for automotive LiDAR and the maturation of silicon photonics
platforms, optical phased arrays (OPAs) have emerged as a key technology for solid-state …

[HTML][HTML] Si photonics for practical LiDAR solutions

X Sun, L Zhang, Q Zhang, W Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the article the authors discuss light detection and ranging (LiDAR) for automotive
applications and the potential roles Si photonics can play in practice. The authors review …

Inverse-designed photonics for semiconductor foundries

AY Piggott, EY Ma, L Su, GH Ahn, NV Sapra… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Silicon photonics is becoming a leading technology in photonics, displacing traditional fiber
optic transceivers and enabling new applications. Further improving the density and …