Review of silicon photonics technology and platform development

SY Siew, B Li, F Gao, HY Zheng, W Zhang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Many breakthroughs in the laboratories often do not bridge the gap between research and
commercialization. However, silicon photonics bucked the trend, with industry observers …

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 …

All-solid-state spatial light modulator with independent phase and amplitude control for three-dimensional LiDAR applications

J Park, BG Jeong, SI Kim, D Lee, J Kim, C Shin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Spatial light modulators are essential optical elements in applications that require the ability
to regulate the amplitude, phase and polarization of light, such as digital holography, optical …

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 …

Long-range LiDAR and free-space data communication with high-performance optical phased arrays

CV Poulton, MJ Byrd, P Russo… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present high-performance integrated optical phased arrays along with first-of-their-kind
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and free-space data communication demonstrators …

Coherent solid-state LIDAR with silicon photonic optical phased arrays

CV Poulton, A Yaacobi, DB Cole, MJ Byrd, M Raval… - Optics letters, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We present, to the best of our knowledge, the first demonstration of coherent solid-state light
detection and ranging (LIDAR) using optical phased arrays in a silicon photonics platform …

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 sha** and steering with a small
footprint, lightweight, high mechanical stability, low price, and high-yield, benefiting from the …

Chip-scale blue light phased array

M Chul Shin, A Mohanty, K Watson, GR Bhatt… - Optics letters, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Compact beam steering in the visible spectral range is required for a wide range of
emerging applications, such as augmented and virtual reality displays, optical traps for …

Heterogeneous silicon photonics sensing for autonomous cars

W **e, T Komljenovic, J Huang, M Tran… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Heterogeneous silicon photonics is uniquely positioned to address the photonic sensing
needs of upcoming autonomous cars and provide the necessary cost reduction for …

Fully integrated solid-state LiDAR transmitter on a multi-layer silicon-nitride-on-silicon photonic platform

W Xu, Y Guo, X Li, C Liu, L Lu, J Chen… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report a LiDAR transmitter incorporating both a hybrid-integrated tunable external cavity
laser and a high-resolution 2-D optical phased array beam-steerer. Widely tunable single …