Wide-angular-range and high-resolution beam steering by a metasurface-coupled phased array

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (21) ◽  
pp. 5255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Xu ◽  
Michelle Cua ◽  
Edward Haojiang Zhou ◽  
Yu Horie ◽  
Andrei Faraon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Angular Range

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

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 High-Resolution Black-Blood MRI of the Carotid Vessel Wall Using Phased-Array Coils at 1.5 and 3 Tesla1

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1521-1526 ◽  
Author(s):  
SeshaSailaja Anumula ◽  
Hee Kwon Song ◽  
Alexander C. Wright ◽  
Felix W. Wehrli
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Vessel Wall ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Black Blood ◽  
Black Blood Mri ◽  
Carotid Vessel Wall ◽  
Phased Array Coils ◽  
Array Coils ◽  
Carotid Vessel

scholarly journals Phase-only transmissive spatial light modulator based on tunable dielectric metasurface

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 364 (6445) ◽  
pp. 1087-1090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi-Qiang Li ◽  
Xuewu Xu ◽  
Rasna Maruthiyodan Veetil ◽  
Vytautas Valuckas ◽  
Ramón Paniagua-Domínguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Spatial Light Modulator ◽  
Deflection Angle ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Beam Deflection ◽  
Spatial Light Modulators ◽  
Light Modulator ◽  
Steering Angle ◽  
Holographic Display ◽  
Light Modulators

Rapidly developing augmented reality, solid-state light detection and ranging (LIDAR), and holographic display technologies require spatial light modulators (SLMs) with high resolution and viewing angle to satisfy increasing customer demands. Performance of currently available SLMs is limited by their large pixel sizes on the order of several micrometers. Here, we propose a concept of tunable dielectric metasurfaces modulated by liquid crystal, which can provide abrupt phase change, thus enabling pixel-size miniaturization. We present a metasurface-based transmissive SLM, configured to generate active beam steering with >35% efficiency and a large beam deflection angle of 11°. The high resolution and steering angle obtained provide opportunities to develop the next generation of LIDAR and display technologies.

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