Title :
Hybrid 3D photonic integrated circuit for optical phased array beam steering
Author :
Binbin Guan ; Chuan Qin ; Scott, Ryan P. ; Ercan, Burcu ; Fontaine, Nicolas K. ; Tiehui Su ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a hybrid integrated optical phased array (OPA) based on a 2D photonic integrated circuit and 3D waveguides. The 4×4 OPA supports 4.93° horizontal and vertical beam steering near 1550 nm with 7.1-dB loss.
Keywords :
beam steering; hybrid integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; laser arrays; laser beams; optical losses; optical waveguides; three-dimensional integrated circuits; 2D photonic integrated circuit; 3D waveguides; OPA; horizontal beam steering; hybrid 3D photonic integrated circuit; hybrid integrated optical phased array; optical phased array beam steering; vertical beam steering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
