Photonics Research, Volume. 9, Issue 9, 1871(2021)

Blind zone-suppressed hybrid beam steering for solid-state Lidar

Chao Li, Xianyi Cao, Kan Wu*, Gaofeng Qiu, Minglu Cai, Guangjin Zhang, Xinwan Li, and Jianping Chen
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Mar. 9, 2021

    Accepted: Jun. 29, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 18, 2021

    The Author Email: Kan Wu (kanwu@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.424393

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