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Integrated lithium niobate optical phased arrays (OPAs) offer high speed and low power consumption. This research demonstrates a novel LN OPA with advanced beam steering capabilities for diverse applications.

Area of Science:

Photonics and Optical Engineering
Materials Science (Lithium Niobate)

Background:

Optical phased arrays (OPAs) are crucial for applications like LiDAR and free-space communication.
Integrated lithium niobate (LN) photonics offers high electro-optical modulation speed, low driving voltage, and low optical loss, making it ideal for advanced OPAs.

Purpose of the Study:

To present an integrated lithium niobate optical phased array (OPA) operating in the near-infrared regime.
To demonstrate the performance capabilities of the developed LN OPA, including beam steering, beam quality, and power efficiency.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of an integrated optical phased array using lithium niobate photonics.
Experimental characterization of the OPA's two-dimensional beam steering range.
Measurement of far-field beam characteristics, including full width at half maximum and sidelobe suppression.

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Evaluation of the phase modulator's half-wave voltage.

Main Results:

Achieved 24° × 8° two-dimensional beam steering.
Demonstrated a far-field beam spot with a full width at half maximum of 2° × 0.6°.
Sidelobe suppression level of 10 dB was achieved.
The phase modulator exhibited a low half-wave voltage of 6 V.

Conclusions:

The integrated LN OPA demonstrates excellent performance, including high-speed beam steering and low power consumption.
The device's capabilities are suitable for conventional applications and enable novel uses like high-density point cloud generation and tomographic holography.