Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 18, 1813001(2021)

Optical Phased Array with Low Grating Lobes Optimized by Using Hybrid Bat Algorithm

Wenlei Li2, Jingye Chen2, and Yaocheng Shi1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Science and Technology on Electromechanical Dynamic Control Laboratory, Xi′an, Shaanxi 710065, China
  • 2College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Dec. 7, 2020

    Accepted: Apr. 13, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 3, 2021

    The Author Email: Shi Yaocheng (yaocheng@zju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.1813001

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