Title :
Large-scale optical phased arrays enabled by silicon photonics
Author :
Jie Sun ; Timurdogan, Erman ; Yaacobi, Ami ; Hosseini, Ehsan S. ; Leake, Gerald ; Coolbaugh, D. ; Watts, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The largest (up to 64×64) optical phased arrays to date are demonstrated with silicon photonics, including passive arrays generating intricate far-field patterns and an active array for dynamic beam steering and shaping.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; beam steering; integrated optics; optical arrays; silicon; Si; active array; dynamic beam shaping; dynamic beam steering; intricate far-field patterns; large-scale optical phased arrays; passive arrays; silicon photonics; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical arrays; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
