Title :
On chip wide angle beam steering
Author :
Yaacobi, Ami ; Jie Sun ; Moresco, Michele ; Leake, Gerald ; Coolbaugh, D. ; Watts, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an on-chip optical phased array fabricated in a CMOS compatible process with continuous, fast (100 kHz), wide-angle (51°) beam-steering that is suitable for applications such as low-cost lidar systems.
Keywords :
beam steering; optical arrays; optical fabrication; optical pulse shaping; optical radar; CMOS compatible process; frequency 100 kHz; low-cost lidar systems; on-chip optical phased array fabrication; on-chip wide angle beam steering; Arrays; Beam steering; High-speed optical techniques; Laser beams; Laser radar; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
