Side-lobe Level Reduction of an Optical Phased Array Using Amplitude and Phase Modulation of Array Elements Based on Optically Injection-Locked Semiconductor Lasers

Photonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Anh Hang Nguyen ◽  
Jun-Hyung Cho ◽  
Ho-Jun Bae ◽  
Hyuk-Kee Sung
Keyword(s):  
Semiconductor Lasers ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Real Field ◽  
Side Lobe Level ◽  
Amplitude Profile ◽  
Optical Phased Array

The side-lobe level (SLL) in optical phased array (OPA) systems should be reduced to ensure their high performance. We investigate theoretically the performance of an OPA based on optically injection-locked (OIL) semiconductor lasers. The phase and amplitude of the OIL laser are modulated by controlling the injection-locking parameters to reduce the SLL as well as to achieve beam steering. We successfully achieved an SLL reduction of >16 dB when compared with the uniform amplitude profile based on the application of the Taylor window function profile to the injection-locked OPA elements. The reduced SLL and high power efficiency achieved in this study can expedite the use of OPA in real field applications, such as free-space communication, imaging, and light detection and ranging (LIDAR).

scholarly journals A Design Approach of Optical Phased Array with Low Side Lobe Level and Wide Angle Steering Range

Photonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Xinyu He ◽  
Tao Dong ◽  
Jingwen He ◽  
Yue Xu
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Optical Antennas ◽  
Side Lobe Level ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Spacing Distribution ◽  
Optical Phased Array

In this paper, a new design approach of optical phased array (OPA) with low side lobe level (SLL) and wide angle steering range is proposed. This approach consists of two steps. Firstly, a nonuniform antenna array is designed by optimizing the antenna spacing distribution with particle swarm optimization (PSO). Secondly, on the basis of the optimized antenna spacing distribution, PSO is further used to optimize the phase distribution of the optical antennas when the beam steers for realizing lower SLL. Based on the approach we mentioned, we design a nonuniform OPA which has 1024 optical antennas to achieve the steering range of ±60°. When the beam steering angle is 0°, 20°, 30°, 45° and 60°, the SLL obtained by optimizing phase distribution is −21.35, −18.79, −17.91, −18.46 and −18.51 dB, respectively. This kind of OPA with low SLL and wide angle steering range has broad application prospects in laser communication and lidar system.

scholarly journals Wide-Angle Beam-Steering Using an Optical Phased Array with Non-Uniform-Width Waveguide Radiators

Photonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Youngin Kim ◽  
Hyeonho Yoon ◽  
Jong-Bum You ◽  
Minchul Kim ◽  
Hyo-Hoon Park
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Phase Shifters ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Half Wavelength ◽  
Electro Optic ◽  
Optical Phased Array ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Silicon Based

We demonstrate wide-angle beam-steering using an optical phased array (OPA) with waveguide radiators designed with non-uniform widths to reduce the crosstalk between waveguides. The OPA consists of a silicon based 1 × 16 array of electro-optic phase shifters and end-fire radiators. The 16 radiators were configured with four different widths and a half-wavelength spacing, which can remove the higher-order diffraction patterns in free space. The waveguides showed a low crosstalk of −10.2 dB at a wavelength of 1540 nm. With phase control, the OPA achieved wide beam-steering of over ±80° with a side-lobe suppression of 7.4 dB.

Side-lobe Level Reduction in Two-dimensional Optical Phased Array Antennas

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julián L. Pita ◽  
Ivan Aldaya ◽  
Octávio J. S. Santana ◽  
Luís E. E. de Araujo ◽  
Paulo Dainese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Side Lobe Level ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Phased Array Antennas ◽  
Array Antennas ◽  
Optical Phased Array ◽  
Level Reduction

scholarly journals Theoretical Demonstration of Security Improvement of Optical Phased Array Based on Optically Injection-Locked Lasers

Photonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 469
Author(s):  
Anh-Hang Nguyen ◽  
Jun-Hyung Cho ◽  
Hyuk-Kee Sung
Keyword(s):  
Semiconductor Lasers ◽  
Phase Modulation ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Injection Locking ◽  
Window Function ◽  
Optical Wireless Communication ◽  
Optical Wireless ◽  
Sidelobe Level ◽  
Amplitude Profile ◽  
Optical Phased Array

The high security of optical phased array (OPA) signals is an important requirement for OPA-based optical wireless communication (OWC). We propose a method for improving the security of OPA-based OWC systems using optically injection-locked (OIL) semiconductor lasers. We theoretically demonstrate the amplitude and phase modulation of OIL-OPA elements by controlling the injection-locking parameters of the OIL lasers. When a Taylor window function is applied as the amplitude profile of the OPA transmitter, the sidelobe level decreases by 22 dB and the unsecured distance reduces 10 times compared to the case without the Taylor window function. In addition, the unsecured area factor becomes 0.8%.

scholarly journals Side-lobe level reduction in bio-inspired optical phased-array antennas

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (24) ◽  
pp. 30105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julián L. Pita ◽  
Ivan Aldaya ◽  
Octávio J. S. Santana ◽  
Luís E. E. de araujo ◽  
Paulo Dainese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Side Lobe Level ◽  
Phased Array Antennas ◽  
Array Antennas ◽  
Optical Phased Array ◽  
Level Reduction

An Optimized Scheme for Optical Phased Array Beam Steering Controlled by Wavelength

PIERS Online ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhao ◽  
Xiaozhou Yang ◽  
Qin Cai ◽  
Weiwei Hu
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Optical Phased Array

Direct investigation and accurate control of phase profile in liquid-crystal optical-phased array for beam steering

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (29) ◽  
pp. 7109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangjie Zhao ◽  
Cangli Liu ◽  
Dayong Zhang ◽  
Yongquan Luo
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Phase Profile ◽  
Optical Phased Array ◽  
Direct Investigation
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