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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 5, 912(2024)

Butler matrix enabled multi-beam optical phased array for two-dimensional beam-steering and ranging

Zuoyu Zhou1,2、†, Weihan Xu1、†, Chuxin Liu1, Ruiyang Xu1, Chen Zhu1, Xinhang Li1, Liangjun Lu1,3、*, Jianping Chen1,3, and Linjie Zhou1,3
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Navigation and Location Services, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2SJTU-Pinghu Institute of Intelligent Optoelectronics, Pinghu 314200, China
  • 3State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company Chengdu Xinjin Power Supply Branch, Xinjin 611430, China
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    Zuoyu Zhou, Weihan Xu, Chuxin Liu, Ruiyang Xu, Chen Zhu, Xinhang Li, Liangjun Lu, Jianping Chen, Linjie Zhou, "Butler matrix enabled multi-beam optical phased array for two-dimensional beam-steering and ranging," Photonics Res. 12, 912 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Silicon Photonics

    Received: Oct. 18, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 25, 2024

    Published Online: Apr. 25, 2024

    The Author Email: Liangjun Lu (luliangjun@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.509595

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.509595

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