Intensive and Efficient Design of a Two-dimensional 8 × 8 Silicon-Based Optical Phased Array Transceiver
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Simulation Principle and Calculation Method
3. Array Structure Design
3.1. Antenna Array Design
3.2. Phase Shifter Array Design
4. Functional Device Structure Design
4.1. Design of Low Crosstalk Waveguide
4.2. Design of Antenna Structure
5. Array Performance Analysis
5.1. Diffraction Performance Analysis
5.2. Reception Performance Analysis
6. Manufacturing and Scalability
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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140° | 0.22 μm | 0.123 μm | 0.108 μm | 0.5 μm | 0.3 μm | 0.208 μm | 0.5 μm | 0.057 μm | 0.2 μm | 0.222 μm | 0.37 μm | 0.15 μm | 0.2 μm |
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Zhang, Y.; Wang, R.; Liu, H.; Zhao, G.; Wei, M.; Jiang, R.; Du, K. Intensive and Efficient Design of a Two-dimensional 8 × 8 Silicon-Based Optical Phased Array Transceiver. Sensors 2023, 23, 9396. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239396
Zhang Y, Wang R, Liu H, Zhao G, Wei M, Jiang R, Du K. Intensive and Efficient Design of a Two-dimensional 8 × 8 Silicon-Based Optical Phased Array Transceiver. Sensors. 2023; 23(23):9396. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239396
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Yaoyuan, Rui Wang, Haibo Liu, Guobin Zhao, Ming Wei, Ruitao Jiang, and Kunyang Du. 2023. "Intensive and Efficient Design of a Two-dimensional 8 × 8 Silicon-Based Optical Phased Array Transceiver" Sensors 23, no. 23: 9396. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239396