Title :
Hybrid III–V silicon photonic steerable laser
Author :
Doylend, J.K. ; Heck, Martijn J. R. ; Bovington, J.T. ; Peters, J.D. ; Davenport, Michael L. ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A hybrid silicon laser with an on-chip optical phased array for 1D beam steering across a 12° field of view is demonstrated. The device achieved 7 dB background suppression and 1.8° × 0.6° beam width.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical radar; semiconductor lasers; silicon; 1D beam steering; background suppression; field of view; hybrid silicon laser; hybrid silicon photonic steerable laser; on-chip optical phased array; Arrays; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optical amplifiers; Silicon; System-on-a-chip; Waveguide lasers; LIDAR; beam steering; free-space communication; integrated optics; silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6359318
