Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 47, Issue 9, 913001(2018)
Low Side Lobe On-chip Two Dimensional Optical Phased Array Based on the Hill Climbing Algorithm
A two-stage directional coupler structure is proposed to realize the two dimensional optical phased array, and a distinctive C-bend waveguide is designed for thermal regulation as optical phase shifter of array element. A method that compresses far field side lobes caused by high-order interference for sparse on-chip optical phased arrays is presented. Hill climbing algorithm is adopted to optimize the uniform antenna spacing and make it become non-uniform, which will greatly mitigate constructive interference conditions and then compress far field side lobes. Using finite-difference time-domain method to simulate the sparse optical grating coupler array designed at 1 310 nm wavelength showing that this optimization can realize a -6~-7 dB ratio of side lobe and main lobe.
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DU Shu-jian, ZHANG Ling-xuan, WANG Guo-xi, LI Zhong-yu, ZHANG Qi-hao, XIE Peng, LI Yan, MI Lei, SUN Xiao-chen, ZHANG Wen-fu. Low Side Lobe On-chip Two Dimensional Optical Phased Array Based on the Hill Climbing Algorithm[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2018, 47(9): 913001
Received: Jan. 3, 2018
Accepted: --
Published Online: Sep. 15, 2018
The Author Email: Shu-jian DU (dushujian2015@opt.cn)