Optical Phased Arrays with Sub Wavelength Element Size and Spacing
Abstract
This program seeks to develop the technologies necessary to demonstrate planar, millimeterscale, transmit & receive, non mechanical beam steering optical phased arrays. The objective is to develop optical array element photonic integrated circuit unit cells with a high fill factor aperture and integrated amplification and tile unit cells, assembling a larger, coherent higherpower aperture. The scope of this effort is to advance silicon photonics integrated circuit phase shifter unit cell component to improve on bulk photonic devices currently used in optical beamforming systems and is needed to reduce C SWaP (size power and weight) by improving manufacturability
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 29, 2019
- Source ID
- FA86501817828
Entities
People
- Firooz Aflatouni
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- University of Pennsylvania