• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 11, Issue 11, 1912 (2023)
Wenlei Li1, Xu Zhao2, Jianghao He1, Hao Yan1..., Bingcheng Pan1, Zichen Guo2, Xiang’e Han2, Jingye Chen1,3, Daoxin Dai1 and Yaocheng Shi1,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory for Modern Optical Instrumentation, Center for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Ningbo Research Institute, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China
  • 2School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China
  • 3e-mail: jingyechen@zju.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.502439 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Wenlei Li, Xu Zhao, Jianghao He, Hao Yan, Bingcheng Pan, Zichen Guo, Xiang’e Han, Jingye Chen, Daoxin Dai, Yaocheng Shi, "High-speed 2D beam steering based on a thin-film lithium niobate optical phased array with a large field of view," Photonics Res. 11, 1912 (2023) Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Schematic of the proposed TFLN OPA. (b) Cross-sectional view of the device. (c) Simulated optical mode field and static electrical field distribution in the modulation region. (d) Optical microscope image of the fabricated slab grating antenna.
    Fig. 1. (a) Schematic of the proposed TFLN OPA. (b) Cross-sectional view of the device. (c) Simulated optical mode field and static electrical field distribution in the modulation region. (d) Optical microscope image of the fabricated slab grating antenna.
    (a) Simulated microwave mode profile. Calculated frequency dependence of (b) characteristic impedance, (c) microwave index, and (d) microwave loss.
    Fig. 2. (a) Simulated microwave mode profile. Calculated frequency dependence of (b) characteristic impedance, (c) microwave index, and (d) microwave loss.
    (a) Calculated far-field distribution of the proposed OPA in the phase tuning direction. (b) Calculated steering angle varying with wavelength in the wavelength tuning direction.
    Fig. 3. (a) Calculated far-field distribution of the proposed OPA in the phase tuning direction. (b) Calculated steering angle varying with wavelength in the wavelength tuning direction.
    (a) Optical microscope image of the fabricated chip. (b) Image of electrical and optical packaged chip.
    Fig. 4. (a) Optical microscope image of the fabricated chip. (b) Image of electrical and optical packaged chip.
    (a) Schematic of the measurement setup for Vπ. (b) Measured optical transmission response as a function of the applied voltage. (c) Schematic of the measurement setup for the small-signal EO response. (d) Measured EO S21 of the MZI modulator.
    Fig. 5. (a) Schematic of the measurement setup for Vπ. (b) Measured optical transmission response as a function of the applied voltage. (c) Schematic of the measurement setup for the small-signal EO response. (d) Measured EO S21 of the MZI modulator.
    Schematic diagram of the far-field characterization setup.
    Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of the far-field characterization setup.
    (a) Image of far-field distribution and (b) measured optical power distribution versus angle in the phase tuning direction. (c) Image of far-field distribution and (d) measured optical power distribution versus angle in the wavelength scanning direction. (e) Measured beam width.
    Fig. 7. (a) Image of far-field distribution and (b) measured optical power distribution versus angle in the phase tuning direction. (c) Image of far-field distribution and (d) measured optical power distribution versus angle in the wavelength scanning direction. (e) Measured beam width.
    Ref.PlatformModulation MechanismFOV (°)Beam Width (°)Power ConsumptionBandwidth
    [14]SiCharge-injection8.9×2.20.92×0.3217  mW/π324 MHz
    [15]EO polymerPockels effect19.13.947.5  μW/π2 MHz
    [17]InPCarrier injection8.880.1148  mW/2π<16ns
    [13]SiCarrier depletion36×3.40.85×0.250.45nW/π700 MHz
    [23]TFLNPockels effect24×82×0.613.5  pJ/πa4.2 GHza
    This workTFLNPockels effect50×8.60.73×2.80.33  nJ/π2.5 GHz
    Table 1. Performance Comparison of the Reported High-Speed OPAs
    Wenlei Li, Xu Zhao, Jianghao He, Hao Yan, Bingcheng Pan, Zichen Guo, Xiang’e Han, Jingye Chen, Daoxin Dai, Yaocheng Shi, "High-speed 2D beam steering based on a thin-film lithium niobate optical phased array with a large field of view," Photonics Res. 11, 1912 (2023)
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