Broadband Operation of an InP Optical Phased Array

Abstract

We demonstrate the broadband operation and beam calibration over 70nm tuning range of an optical phased array (OPA) fabricated in a generic InP photonic integration platform, which enables multi-wavelength OPA operation. The broadband performance was demonstrated on an 8-channel OPA, whose calibration and phase modulator characterization were executed through near-field and far-field measurements. The architecture reported here is scalable, and the results are promising for reducing the complexity of calibration and control of large-scale OPAs for their use at multiple wavelengths, for example, for spectral imaging or 2D beam steering through dispersive gratings.