• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 7, 20210013 (2021)
Yaoyuan Zhang1、2, Rui Wang1, Ruitao Jiang1、2, Kunyang Du1、2, and Yuanyang Li1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Laser-Matter Interaction, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210013 Cite this Article
    Yaoyuan Zhang, Rui Wang, Ruitao Jiang, Kunyang Du, Yuanyang Li. Optimal design of silicon-based optical phased array sector antenna[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(7): 20210013 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of grating energy propagation
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of grating energy propagation
    Schematic diagram of waveguide structure. (a) Waveguide structure; (b) Waveguide core antenna structure
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of waveguide structure. (a) Waveguide structure; (b) Waveguide core antenna structure
    Effect of different orders of shallow etching on diffraction efficiency. (a) Upward diffraction; (b) Downward diffraction; (c) Back reflection; (d) Total incidence
    Fig. 3. Effect of different orders of shallow etching on diffraction efficiency. (a) Upward diffraction; (b) Downward diffraction; (c) Back reflection; (d) Total incidence
    Light field energy propagation process
    Fig. 4. Light field energy propagation process
    Design scheme to reduce antenna size
    Fig. 5. Design scheme to reduce antenna size
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    Fig. 5. [in Chinese]
    High diffraction efficiency design structure
    Fig. 6. High diffraction efficiency design structure
    Antenna far field and energy distribution
    Fig. 7. Antenna far field and energy distribution
    Number of grating teeth345
    Upward diffraction57.2%69.4%71.6%
    Downward diffraction9.6%8.1%8%
    Back reflection6.2%6.1%5.8%
    Total incident energy94%93.7%92.1%
    Table 1. Influence of number of grating teeth on diffraction efficiency
    Silicon ribbon positionDon't insertAmong 1, 2 teethAmong 1, 2, 3 teethAmong 1, 2, 3, 4 teeth
    Upward diffraction68.2%78.8%77.8%75.1%
    Downward diffraction5.8%4.1%5.2%4.6%
    Back reflection6.2%1.5%1.23%1%
    Total incident energy91.3%95.2%95.7%95.9%
    Table 2. Influence of the position of the silicon ribbon on the diffraction efficiency of the antenna
    Yaoyuan Zhang, Rui Wang, Ruitao Jiang, Kunyang Du, Yuanyang Li. Optimal design of silicon-based optical phased array sector antenna[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(7): 20210013
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