Silicon Optical Phased Array Side Lobe Suppression Based on an Improved Genetic Algorithm

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qixin Liu ◽  
Youxi Lu ◽  
Beibei Wu ◽  
Ping Jiang ◽  
Rui Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Improved Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optical Phased Array ◽  
Side Lobe Suppression

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.

A Crossover Improved Genetic Algorithm and Its Application in Non-Uniform Linear Antenna Arrays

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (04) ◽  
pp. 1750027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhargav Appasani ◽  
Rahul Pelluri ◽  
Vijay Kumar Verma ◽  
Nisha Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Beam Width ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Linear Antenna ◽  
Improved Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Element Array ◽  
Linear Antenna Arrays

Genetic Algorithm (GA) is a widely used optimization technique with multitudinous applications. Improving the performance of the GA would further augment its functionality. This paper presents a Crossover Improved GA (CIGA) that emulates the motion of fireflies employed in the Firefly Algorithm (FA). By employing this mimicked crossover operation, the overall performance of the GA is greatly enhanced. The CIGA is tested on 14 benchmark functions conjointly with the other existing optimization techniques to establish its superiority. Finally, the CIGA is applied to the practical optimization problem of synthesizing non-uniform linear antenna arrays with low side lobe levels (SLL) and low beam width, both requirements being incompatible. However, the proposed CIGA applied for the synthesis of a 12 element array yields an SLL of [Formula: see text]29.2[Formula: see text]dB and a reduced beam width of 19.1[Formula: see text].

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.

High speed and low side lobe optical phased array steering by phase correction technique

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yadong Jin ◽  
Aimin Yan ◽  
Zhijuan Hu ◽  
Zhenyu Zhao ◽  
Wangzhou Shi
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Phase Correction ◽  
Correction Technique ◽  
Optical Phased Array

Pattern Synthesis of Circular Array Antenna by Improved Genetic Algorithm

2012 ◽  
Vol 236-237 ◽  
pp. 896-900
Author(s):  
Gong Wei Ren ◽  
Cheng Hua Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Array Antenna ◽  
Main Beam ◽  
Side Lobe Level ◽  
Improved Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Pattern Synthesis ◽  
Multi Objective Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Real Coded Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Crossover And Mutation

Propose an application of multi-objective genetic algorithm (GA) for pattern synthesis of circular arrays with equally spaced isotropic elements. Aim at reduce the side-lobe level and deep the null of array antenna patterns, adopt improved real-coded genetic algorithm, which modify the crossover operator and mutation operator compare with standard GA, both the crossover and mutation probability adjustable in accordance with the generation numbers, in the final, the approach for antenna pattern synthesis can suppress interferences by deep the nulls at directions of interfering sources and placing main beam in direction of desired signal by controlling amplitude weights. Numerical results show effectiveness of the procedure proposed.

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