Title :
Silicon nano-membranes for efficient large angle optical beam steering
Author :
Hosseini, Amir ; Zhao, Yang ; Yun-sheng Chen ; Kwong, David N. ; Chen, Yun-Sheng
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Abstract :
In this paper, we present a silicon nano-membrane-based phased array structure for large angle optical beam steering. The new array structure allows for over plusmn 60deg optical beam scanning with minimal degradation in the side-lobe-level and diffraction efficiency.
Keywords :
beam steering; elemental semiconductors; laser arrays; membranes; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; silicon; Si; laser beam steering; optical beam scanning; optical beam steering; optical diffraction; phased array structure; silicon nanomembrane; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Beam steering; Interference; Microelectronics; Microwave antenna arrays; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771678
