Two-dimensional free-space beam steering with an optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator

doi:10.1364/OE.19.021595

Two-dimensional free-space beam steering with an optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator

J. K. Doylend, M. J. R. Heck, J. T. Bovington, J. D. Peters, L. A. Coldren, and J. E. Bowers »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 22, pp. 21595-21604 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.021595

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Abstract

We demonstrate a 16-channel, independently tuned waveguide surface grating optical phased array in silicon for two dimensional beam steering with a total field of view of 20° x 14°, beam width of 0.6° x 1.6°, and full-window background peak suppression of 10 dB.

OCIS Codes
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
(250.5300) Optoelectronics : Photonic integrated circuits

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Integrated Optics

History
Original Manuscript: August 22, 2011
Revised Manuscript: September 21, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: September 30, 2011
Published: October 18, 2011

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J. K. Doylend, M. J. R. Heck, J. T. Bovington, J. D. Peters, L. A. Coldren, and J. E. Bowers, "Two-dimensional free-space beam steering with an optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator," Opt. Express 19, 21595-21604 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-22-21595

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N. W. Carlson, G. A. Evans, R. Amantea, S. L. Palfrey, J. M. Hammer, M. Lurie, L. A. Carr, F. Z. Hawrylo, E. A. James, C. J. Kaiser, J. B. Kirk, and W. F. Reichert, “Electronic beam steering in monolithic grating‐surface‐ emitting diode laser arrays,” Appl. Phys. Lett.53(23), 2275–2277 (1988). [CrossRef]
D. M. Burns, V. M. Bright, S. Gustafson, and E. A. Watson, “Optical beam steering using surface micromachined gratings and optical phased arrays,” Proc. SPIE3131, 99–110 (1997). [CrossRef]
K. Van Acoleyen, W. Bogaerts, J. Jágerská, N. Le Thomas, R. Houdré, and R. Baets, “Off-chip beam steering with a one-dimensional optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator,” Opt. Lett.34(9), 1477–1479 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Van Acoleyen, H. Rogier, and R. Baets, “Two-dimensional optical phased array antenna on silicon-on-insulator,” Opt. Express18(13), 13655–13660 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Kwong, A. Hosseini, Y. Zhang, and R. T. Chen, “1 × 12 Unequally spaced waveguide array for actively tuned optical phased array on a silicon nanomembrane,” Appl. Phys. Lett.99(5), 051104 (2011). [CrossRef]
K. Van Acoleyen, W. Bogaerts, and R. Baets, “Two-Dimensional Dispersive Off-Chip Beam Scanner Fabricated on Silicon-On-Insulator,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.23(17), 1270–1272 (2011). [CrossRef]
A. W. Fang, H. Park, R. Jones, O. Cohen, M. Paniccia, and J. E. Bowers, “A Continuous Wave Hybrid AlGaInAs-Silicon Evanescent Laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.18(10), 1143–1145 (2006). [CrossRef]
M. N. Sysak, J. O. Anthes, D. Liang, J. E. Bowers, O. Raday, and R. Jones, “A hybrid silicon sampled grating DBR tunable laser,” in Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on, (Cardiff, Wales, 2008), pp. 55–57.
H. Park, Y.-H. Kuo, A. W. Fang, R. Jones, O. Cohen, M. J. Paniccia, and J. E. Bowers, “A Hybrid AlGaInAs–Silicon Evanescent Amplifier,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.19(4), 230–232 (2007). [CrossRef]
H. Park, M. N. Sysak, H.-W. Chen, A. W. Fang, D. Liang, L. Liao, B. R. Koch, J. Bovington, Y. Tang, K. Wong, M. Jacob-Mitos, R. Jones, and J. E. Bowers, “Device and Integration Technology for Silicon Photonic Transmitters,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.17(3), 671–688 (2011). [CrossRef]
N. Le Thomas, R. Houdré, D. O’Brien, and T. F. Krauss, “Exploring light propagating in photonic crystals with Fourier optics,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B24(12), 2964–2971 (2007). [CrossRef]
V. A. Sychugov, A. V. Tishchenko, B. A. Usievich, and O. Parriaux, “Optimization and control of grating coupling to or from a silicon‐based optical waveguide,” Opt. Eng.35(11), 3092–3100 (1996). [CrossRef]

Amantea, R.
Baets, R.
Bogaerts, W.
Bovington, J.
Bowers, J. E.
Bright, V. M.
Burns, D. M.
Carlson, N. W.
Carr, L. A.
Chen, H.-W.
Chen, R. T.
Cohen, O.
Evans, G. A.
Fang, A. W.
Gustafson, S.
Hammer, J. M.
Hawrylo, F. Z.
Hosseini, A.
Houdré, R.
Jacob-Mitos, M.
Jágerská, J.
James, E. A.
Jones, R.
Kaiser, C. J.
Kirk, J. B.
Koch, B. R.
Krauss, T. F.
Kuo, Y.-H.
Kwong, D.
Le Thomas, N.
Liang, D.
Liao, L.
Lurie, M.
O’Brien, D.
Palfrey, S. L.
Paniccia, M.
Paniccia, M. J.
Park, H.
Parriaux, O.
Reichert, W. F.
Rogier, H.
Sychugov, V. A.
Sysak, M. N.
Tang, Y.
Tishchenko, A. V.
Usievich, B. A.
Van Acoleyen, K.
Watson, E. A.
Wong, K.
Zhang, Y.

Appl. Phys. Lett.

N. W. Carlson, G. A. Evans, R. Amantea, S. L. Palfrey, J. M. Hammer, M. Lurie, L. A. Carr, F. Z. Hawrylo, E. A. James, C. J. Kaiser, J. B. Kirk, and W. F. Reichert, “Electronic beam steering in monolithic grating‐surface‐ emitting diode laser arrays,” Appl. Phys. Lett.53(23), 2275–2277 (1988). [CrossRef]
D. Kwong, A. Hosseini, Y. Zhang, and R. T. Chen, “1 × 12 Unequally spaced waveguide array for actively tuned optical phased array on a silicon nanomembrane,” Appl. Phys. Lett.99(5), 051104 (2011). [CrossRef]

IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.

H. Park, M. N. Sysak, H.-W. Chen, A. W. Fang, D. Liang, L. Liao, B. R. Koch, J. Bovington, Y. Tang, K. Wong, M. Jacob-Mitos, R. Jones, and J. E. Bowers, “Device and Integration Technology for Silicon Photonic Transmitters,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.17(3), 671–688 (2011). [CrossRef]

IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.

H. Park, Y.-H. Kuo, A. W. Fang, R. Jones, O. Cohen, M. J. Paniccia, and J. E. Bowers, “A Hybrid AlGaInAs–Silicon Evanescent Amplifier,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.19(4), 230–232 (2007). [CrossRef]
K. Van Acoleyen, W. Bogaerts, and R. Baets, “Two-Dimensional Dispersive Off-Chip Beam Scanner Fabricated on Silicon-On-Insulator,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.23(17), 1270–1272 (2011). [CrossRef]
A. W. Fang, H. Park, R. Jones, O. Cohen, M. Paniccia, and J. E. Bowers, “A Continuous Wave Hybrid AlGaInAs-Silicon Evanescent Laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.18(10), 1143–1145 (2006). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

N. Le Thomas, R. Houdré, D. O’Brien, and T. F. Krauss, “Exploring light propagating in photonic crystals with Fourier optics,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B24(12), 2964–2971 (2007). [CrossRef]

Opt. Eng.

V. A. Sychugov, A. V. Tishchenko, B. A. Usievich, and O. Parriaux, “Optimization and control of grating coupling to or from a silicon‐based optical waveguide,” Opt. Eng.35(11), 3092–3100 (1996). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

K. Van Acoleyen, H. Rogier, and R. Baets, “Two-dimensional optical phased array antenna on silicon-on-insulator,” Opt. Express18(13), 13655–13660 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

K. Van Acoleyen, W. Bogaerts, J. Jágerská, N. Le Thomas, R. Houdré, and R. Baets, “Off-chip beam steering with a one-dimensional optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator,” Opt. Lett.34(9), 1477–1479 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Proc. SPIE

D. M. Burns, V. M. Bright, S. Gustafson, and E. A. Watson, “Optical beam steering using surface micromachined gratings and optical phased arrays,” Proc. SPIE3131, 99–110 (1997). [CrossRef]

Other

M. N. Sysak, J. O. Anthes, D. Liang, J. E. Bowers, O. Raday, and R. Jones, “A hybrid silicon sampled grating DBR tunable laser,” in Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on, (Cardiff, Wales, 2008), pp. 55–57.

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