[HTML][HTML] Prospects and applications of on-chip lasers

Z Zhou, X Ou, Y Fang, E Alkhazraji, R Xu, Y Wan… - Elight, 2023 - Springer
Integrated silicon photonics has sparked a significant ramp-up of investment in both
academia and industry as a scalable, power-efficient, and eco-friendly solution. At the heart …

A progress review on solid‐state LiDAR and nanophotonics‐based LiDAR sensors

N Li, CP Ho, J Xue, LW Lim, G Chen… - Laser & Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors enable precision sensing of an object in 3D.
LiDAR technology is widely used in metrology, environment monitoring, archaeology, and …

Automotive LiDAR technology: A survey

R Roriz, J Cabral, T Gomes - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nowadays, and more than a decade after the first steps towards autonomous driving, we
keep heading to achieve fully autonomous vehicles on our roads, with LiDAR sensors being …

A universal 3D imaging sensor on a silicon photonics platform

C Rogers, AY Piggott, DJ Thomson, RF Wiser, IE Opris… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Accurate three-dimensional (3D) imaging is essential for machines to map and
interact with the physical world,. Although numerous 3D imaging technologies exist, each …

A review and perspective on optical phased array for automotive LiDAR

CP Hsu, B Li, B Solano-Rivas, AR Gohil… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper aims to review the state of the art of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)
sensors for automotive applications, and particularly for automated vehicles, focusing on …

A contemporary survey on free space optical communication: Potentials, technical challenges, recent advances and research direction

A Jahid, MH Alsharif, TJ Hall - Journal of network and computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the unprecedented growth of high speed multimedia services and diversified
applications initiated from the massive connectivity of IoT devices, 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) …

MEMS for photonic integrated circuits

C Errando-Herranz, AY Takabayashi… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
is reviewed. This field leverages mechanics at the nanometer to micrometer scale to improve …

Large-scale optical phased array using a low-power multi-pass silicon photonic platform

SA Miller, YC Chang, CT Phare, MC Shin, M Zadka… - Optica, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Optical phased arrays are a promising beam-steering technology for ultra-small solid-state
lidar and free-space communication systems. Long-range, high-performance arrays require …

Coherent LiDAR with an 8,192-element optical phased array and driving laser

CV Poulton, MJ Byrd, P Russo, B Moss… - IEEE journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present recent advancements of optical phased array LiDAR with record-performance
system demonstrations. First, we give an overview of the technology and how it combines …

Silicon optical phased array with a 180-degree field of view for 2D optical beam steering

Y Liu, H Hu - Optica, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Optical phased arrays (OPAs), the optical counterpart of phased arrays at radio frequencies,
can electronically steer an optical beam without any moving parts. To achieve a 180° field of …