One-dimensional off-chip beam steering and shaping using optical phased arrays on silicon-on-insulator

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3500-3505

  Van Acoleyen, Karel ^a   Komorowska, Katarzyna ^a   Bogaerts, Wim ^a   Baets, Roel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beam steering; grating couplers; optical phased arrays; silicon on insulator technology; thermooptic effects

Indexed keywords

BEAM-STEERING; GRATING COUPLERS; OPTICAL PHASED ARRAYS; SILICON ON INSULATOR; THERMOOPTIC EFFECTS;

DATA TRANSFER; LENSES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTONIC DEVICES; TUNERS;

SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 82155179229     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2171477     Document Type: Article

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