• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 12, Issue 5, 912 (2024)
Zuoyu Zhou1、2、†, Weihan Xu1、†, Chuxin Liu1, Ruiyang Xu1, Chen Zhu1, Xinhang Li1, Liangjun Lu1、3、*, Jianping Chen1、3, and Linjie Zhou1、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Navigation and Location Services, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2SJTU-Pinghu Institute of Intelligent Optoelectronics, Pinghu 314200, China
  • 3State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company Chengdu Xinjin Power Supply Branch, Xinjin 611430, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.509595 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zuoyu Zhou, Weihan Xu, Chuxin Liu, Ruiyang Xu, Chen Zhu, Xinhang Li, Liangjun Lu, Jianping Chen, Linjie Zhou. Butler matrix enabled multi-beam optical phased array for two-dimensional beam-steering and ranging[J]. Photonics Research, 2024, 12(5): 912 Copy Citation Text show less

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    Based on the wavelength transparency of the Butler matrix (BM) beamforming network, we demonstrate a multi-beam optical phased array (MOPA) with an emitting aperture composed of grating couplers at a 1.55 μm pitch for wavelength-assisted two-dimensional beam-steering. The device is capable of simultaneous multi-beam operation in a field of view (FOV) of 60° × 8° in the phased-array scanning axis and the wavelength-tuning scanning axis, respectively. The typical beam divergence is about 4° on both axes. Using multiple linearly chirped lasers, multi-beam frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) ranging is realized with an average ranging error of 4 cm. A C-shaped target is imaged for proof-of-concept 2D scanning and ranging.
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    Zuoyu Zhou, Weihan Xu, Chuxin Liu, Ruiyang Xu, Chen Zhu, Xinhang Li, Liangjun Lu, Jianping Chen, Linjie Zhou. Butler matrix enabled multi-beam optical phased array for two-dimensional beam-steering and ranging[J]. Photonics Research, 2024, 12(5): 912
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