Silicon-based high-resolution and low-power-consumption two-dimensional beam scanner integrated with hybrid wavelength-tunable laser diode

Abstract

Optical phased array (OPA) is a useful device for achieving the solid-state beam scanner required in compact light detection and ranging. However, conventional OPAs actively control the phase difference between arrays. Therefore, power consumption is extremely high in a high-resolution OPA. Herein, we fabricated a passive OPA with a 128-channel silicon arrayed waveguide and Si-dot grating antennas with large apertures. Moreover, we integrated a hybrid wavelength-tunable laser diode with a passive OPA. The field of view was 43.9° × 10.4°, and the FWHM of the beam width was 0.233° × 0.0495°. The power consumption per antenna was 0.397 mW.