Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 7, 20210013(2021)

Optimal design of silicon-based optical phased array sector antenna

Yaoyuan Zhang1,2, Rui Wang1, Ruitao Jiang1,2, Kunyang Du1,2, and Yuanyang Li1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Laser-Matter Interaction, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Schematic diagram of grating energy propagation
    Schematic diagram of waveguide structure. (a) Waveguide structure; (b) Waveguide core antenna structure
    Effect of different orders of shallow etching on diffraction efficiency. (a) Upward diffraction; (b) Downward diffraction; (c) Back reflection; (d) Total incidence
    Light field energy propagation process
    Design scheme to reduce antenna size
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    High diffraction efficiency design structure
    Antenna far field and energy distribution
    • Table 1. Influence of number of grating teeth on diffraction efficiency

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      Table 1. Influence of number of grating teeth on diffraction efficiency

      Number of grating teeth345
      Upward diffraction57.2%69.4%71.6%
      Downward diffraction9.6%8.1%8%
      Back reflection6.2%6.1%5.8%
      Total incident energy94%93.7%92.1%
    • Table 2. Influence of the position of the silicon ribbon on the diffraction efficiency of the antenna

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      Table 2. Influence of the position of the silicon ribbon on the diffraction efficiency of the antenna

      Silicon ribbon positionDon't insertAmong 1, 2 teethAmong 1, 2, 3 teethAmong 1, 2, 3, 4 teeth
      Upward diffraction68.2%78.8%77.8%75.1%
      Downward diffraction5.8%4.1%5.2%4.6%
      Back reflection6.2%1.5%1.23%1%
      Total incident energy91.3%95.2%95.7%95.9%
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical design

    Received: Dec. 30, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 23, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210013

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