Fast beam steering and agile wavefront control with an optical phased array

David R. Gozzard*, James T. Spollard, Lyle E. Roberts, Paul G. Sibley, David E. McClelland, Daniel A. Shaddock

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    Abstract

    Optical phased arrays (OPAs) are a solid-state device able to manipulate the distribution of optical power without the use of mechanical beam steering systems and have potential applications in free-space laser communications, target acquisition and tracking, and interferometry. Here we present a scalable OPA and digital control architecture capable of steering a laser beam at MHz frequencies, and having arbitrary control over the beam wavefront.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, ACOFT 2019 and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy, ACOLS 2019
    EditorsArnan Mitchell, Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop
    PublisherSPIE
    ISBN (Electronic)9781510631403
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    EventAOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, ACOFT 2019 and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy, ACOLS 2019 - Melbourne, Australia
    Duration: 9 Dec 201912 Dec 2019

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume11200
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X
    ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

    Conference

    ConferenceAOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, ACOFT 2019 and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy, ACOLS 2019
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityMelbourne
    Period9/12/1912/12/19

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