• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 56, Issue 11, 110002 (2019)
Jie Hu1、2、3, Shengping Du1、2、*, and Hongyang Guo1、2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Key Laboratory of Beam Control, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610209, China
  • 2 Institute of Optical and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610209, China
  • 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP56.110002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jie Hu, Shengping Du, Hongyang Guo. Research Progress on Beam Scanning Based on Liquid Crystal Optical Phased Array[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(11): 110002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of N-unit phase array. (a) Phased array model; (b) simulated blazed grating
    Fig. 1. Schematic of N-unit phase array. (a) Phased array model; (b) simulated blazed grating
    Basic structure of LCOPA. (a) Without voltage applied; (b) with voltage applied
    Fig. 2. Basic structure of LCOPA. (a) Without voltage applied; (b) with voltage applied
    Different liquid crystal phase control models. (a) LCOPA by Raytheon[1]; (b) high-precision scanning with SAC[19]
    Fig. 3. Different liquid crystal phase control models. (a) LCOPA by Raytheon[1]; (b) high-precision scanning with SAC[19]
    Rising time and falling time with and without Spiking algorithm (Δ? is phase change)[54]
    Fig. 4. Rising time and falling time with and without Spiking algorithm (Δ? is phase change)[54]
    Time response curves for 0-2π phase. (a) Rising process; (b) falling process
    Fig. 5. Time response curves for 0-2π phase. (a) Rising process; (b) falling process
    Beam scanning based on phased array model[50]. (a) Phase difference of electrode versus steering angle; (b) steering angle versus diffraction efficiency
    Fig. 6. Beam scanning based on phased array model[50]. (a) Phase difference of electrode versus steering angle; (b) steering angle versus diffraction efficiency
    Diffraction efficiency improvement by four optimization approaches[57]
    Fig. 7. Diffraction efficiency improvement by four optimization approaches[57]
    Flyback
    Fig. 8. Flyback
    Steering diffraction efficiency versus steering angle[47]
    Fig. 9. Steering diffraction efficiency versus steering angle[47]
    Self-made LCOPA and experimental result by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China[20]. (a) LCOPA; (b) experimental result of beam steering
    Fig. 10. Self-made LCOPA and experimental result by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China[20]. (a) LCOPA; (b) experimental result of beam steering
    Cascaded scheme used for 2D beam scanning[24]
    Fig. 11. Cascaded scheme used for 2D beam scanning[24]
    Jie Hu, Shengping Du, Hongyang Guo. Research Progress on Beam Scanning Based on Liquid Crystal Optical Phased Array[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(11): 110002
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