Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Accurate modeling of a high resolution, liquid crystal (LC) based, optical phased array (OPA) is shown. The simulation shows excellent agreement with a test 2-D LC OPA. The modeling method is extendable to cases where the array element size is close to the wavelength of light. The fringing fields of such a device are first studied, and subsequently reduced. This results in a device that demonstrates plus or minus 7.4 degrees of continuous beam steering at a wavelength of 1550 nm, and a diffraction efficiency (DE) higher than 72%.
Keywords:
Optics
Type:
E-14794
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Optical Society of America Annual Meeting; Oct 10, 2004 - Oct 14, 2004; Rochester, NY; United States
Format:
text
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