OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY (OPA)
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180052378A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-22

    申请号:US15462147

    申请日:2017-03-17

    Abstract: An optical phased array (OPA) may be included in a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system and may be configured to perform beam steering. The OPA may include a cascading structure of splitters configured to enable a branch operation to be performed M times. Each splitter may split an input optical signal in a ratio of 1:1 and output the split input optical signal. The OPA may include a plurality of sets of first phase shifters (PSs), each set of first PSs located exclusively on one output end of a separate splitter, each set of first PSs including a particular quantity of first PSs based on a branch position at which the separate splitter is located. The OPA may be included in a LiDAR system that is further included in a vehicle that is configured to enable navigation of the vehicle, including autonomous navigation, through an environment.

    Optical Modulators and Data Processing Systems Using the Same
    3.
    发明申请
    Optical Modulators and Data Processing Systems Using the Same 有权
    光调制器和使用它的数据处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US20170070297A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-09

    申请号:US15230384

    申请日:2016-08-06

    Abstract: An optical modulator includes an optical splitter splitting input optical signals into a first optical signal and a second optical signal and transmitting the first optical signal and the second optical signal to a first optical waveguide and a second optical waveguide, respectively, an optical combiner generating an output optical signal by combining the first and second optical signals transmitted from the first and second optical waveguides respectively, and including three output ports including a main output port, a first auxiliary output port, and a second auxiliary output port, three output optical waveguides connected to the three output ports, respectively, and transmitting the output optical signal, and an optical detector connected to at least one of the three output optical waveguides.

    Abstract translation: 光调制器包括光分路器,将输入光信号分成第一光信号和第二光信号,并将第一光信号和第二光信号分别传输到第一光波导和第二光波导, 通过组合从第一和第二光波导发送的第一和第二光信号,并且包括三个输出端口,包括主输出端口,第一辅助输出端口和第二辅助输出端口输出光信号,三个输出光波导连接 分别传送到三个输出端口,并传输输出光信号;以及光检测器,连接到三个输出光波导中的至少一个。

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