• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 8, Issue 3, 375 (2020)
Yeyu Zhu*, Siwei Zeng, and Lin Zhu
Author Affiliations
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.382852 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yeyu Zhu, Siwei Zeng, Lin Zhu. Optical beam steering by using tunable, narrow-linewidth butt-coupled hybrid lasers in a silicon nitride photonics platform[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(3): 375 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic plot of the hybrid integrated diode laser.
    Fig. 1. Schematic plot of the hybrid integrated diode laser.
    Experimental results of the hybrid laser. (a) L-I curve. (b) Measured optical spectrum with the single frequency operation. (c) Recorded RF beat spectrum (red dots). Black line shows a Lorentzian fit corresponding to a laser linewidth of 85 kHz. Inset shows the detail of the spectrum in a sub-MHz range. (d) Superimposed spectra when thermally tuning one of the two microresonators (the tuning range is ∼47 nm).
    Fig. 2. Experimental results of the hybrid laser. (a) L-I curve. (b) Measured optical spectrum with the single frequency operation. (c) Recorded RF beat spectrum (red dots). Black line shows a Lorentzian fit corresponding to a laser linewidth of 85 kHz. Inset shows the detail of the spectrum in a sub-MHz range. (d) Superimposed spectra when thermally tuning one of the two microresonators (the tuning range is 47  nm).
    (a) Schematic plot of the integrated beam steering hybrid system. (b) Side view and top view of the surface waveguide grating.
    Fig. 3. (a) Schematic plot of the integrated beam steering hybrid system. (b) Side view and top view of the surface waveguide grating.
    Experimental results of the beam steering system with the hybrid integrated diode laser based on the quantum-dot RSOA. Inset: far-field IR image of the emission from the surface grating.
    Fig. 4. Experimental results of the beam steering system with the hybrid integrated diode laser based on the quantum-dot RSOA. Inset: far-field IR image of the emission from the surface grating.
    Schematic plot of the integrated beam steering hybrid system with the triple-band diode laser.
    Fig. 5. Schematic plot of the integrated beam steering hybrid system with the triple-band diode laser.
    Experimental results of the beam steering system with the hybrid integrated triple-band diode laser. The periods of gratings A, B, and C are 632, 805, and 931 nm, respectively.
    Fig. 6. Experimental results of the beam steering system with the hybrid integrated triple-band diode laser. The periods of gratings A, B, and C are 632, 805, and 931 nm, respectively.
    Experimental results of the beam steering system with the hybrid integrated diode laser. The periods of gratings A, B, and C are the same.
    Fig. 7. Experimental results of the beam steering system with the hybrid integrated diode laser. The periods of gratings A, B, and C are the same.
    Yeyu Zhu, Siwei Zeng, Lin Zhu. Optical beam steering by using tunable, narrow-linewidth butt-coupled hybrid lasers in a silicon nitride photonics platform[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(3): 375
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