Nanophotonics for light detection and ranging technology

I Kim, RJ Martins, J Jang, T Badloe, S Khadir… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology, a laser-based imaging technique for
accurate distance measurement, is considered one of the most crucial sensor technologies …

Integrated optical phased arrays for beam forming and steering

Y Guo, Y Guo, C Li, H Zhang, X Zhou, L Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Integrated optical phased arrays can be used for beam shaping and steering with a small
footprint, lightweight, high mechanical stability, low price, and high-yield, benefiting from the …

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 …

A full degree-of-freedom spatiotemporal light modulator

CL Panuski, I Christen, M Minkov, CJ Brabec… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Harnessing the full complexity of optical fields requires the complete control of all degrees of
freedom within a region of space and time—an open goal for present-day spatial light …

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 …

2023 astrophotonics roadmap: pathways to realizing multi-functional integrated astrophotonic instruments

N Jovanovic, P Gatkine, N Anugu… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Photonic technologies offer numerous functionalities that can be used to realize
astrophotonic instruments. The most spectacular example to date is the ESO Gravity …

Large-scale and broadband silicon nitride optical phased arrays

C Sun, B Li, W Shi, J Lin, N Ding… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Large-scale one-dimensional (1D) waveguide surface grating arrays enable smaller
antenna pitches and larger apertures for the OPAs. However, broad wavelength tuning is …

High-performance optical beam steering with nanophotonics

S Lin, Y Chen, ZJ Wong - Nanophotonics, 2022 - degruyter.com
The ability to control and steer optical beams is critical for emerging technologies. Among
these are light detection and ranging (LiDAR), laser display, free space communication, and …

Free-space applications of silicon photonics: A review

CY Hsu, GZ Yiu, YC Chang - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Silicon photonics has recently expanded its applications to delivering free-space emissions
for detecting or manipulating external objects. The most notable example is the silicon …

[HTML][HTML] Microcantilever-integrated photonic circuits for broadband laser beam scanning

S Sharif Azadeh, JCC Mak, H Chen, X Luo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Laser beam scanning is central to many applications, including displays, microscopy, three-
dimensional mapping, and quantum information. Reducing the scanners to microchip form …