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The best beam steering directions are estimated through beam training, which is one of the most important and challenging tasks in millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz communications. Novel array architectures and signal processing techniques…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-20 Veljko Boljanovic , Han Yan , Chung-Ching Lin , Soumen Mohapatra , Deukhyoun Heo , Subhanshu Gupta , Danijela Cabric

Two-dimensional (2D) wide field-of-view (FOV) beam steering is a key enabling capability for emerging free-space optical systems, including inter-satellite optical links, airborne LiDAR, point-to-point optical wireless communications, and…

In this work, we present a multi-layer optical phased array (OPA) designed for dual-axis beam steering on a silicon (Si) platform, utilizing only wavelength tuning. Our design eliminates the need for grating couplers, commonly required for…

Optics · Physics 2024-12-11 Venus Kakdarvishi , Bowen Yu , Yasha Yi

The sparsity and the severe attenuation of millimeter-wave (mmWave) channel imply that highly directional communication is needed. The narrow beam produced by large array requires accurate alignment, which is difficult to achieve when…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-12-03 Yu Liu , Jiahui Li , Xiujun Zhang , Shidong Zhou

The evolution of the scanning modules for scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEM) has realized the possibility to generate arbitrary scan pathways, an approach currently explored to improve acquisition speed and to reduce electron…

A multi-level tunable reflection array wide-angle beam scanning method is proposed to address the limited bandwidth and small scanning angle issues of current terahertz beam scanning technology. In this method, a focusing lens and its array…

Optics · Physics 2024-09-09 Weihua Yu , Hong Peng , Mingze Li , Haolin Li , Yuan Xue , Huikai Xie

Driven by many applications in a wide span of scientific fields, a myriad of advanced ultrafastimaging techniques have emerged in the last decade, featuring record-high imaging speeds abovea trillion-frame-per-second with long sequence…

Two-dimensional, resonant scanners have been utilized in a large variety of imaging modules due to their compact form, low power consumption, large angular range, and high speed. However, resonant scanners have problems with non-optimal and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-05 Zhanghao Sun , Ronald Quan , Olav Solgaard

Optical frequency combs, with precise control of repetition rate and carrier-envelope-offset frequency, have revolutionized many fields, such as fine optical spectroscopy, optical frequency standards, ultra-fast science research,…

Optics · Physics 2018-02-14 Y. Zhang , L. Yan , X. F. Zhang , L. Zhang , W. Han , W. Guo , H. Jiang , S. Zhang

High-performance integrated optical phased arrays (OPAs) are crucial for building up energy-efficient solid-state beam steering systems on a chip. This work demonstrates a first heterogeneous III-V/Si phase-shifter based OPA that utilizes…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-04-03 Weiqiang Xie , Tin Komljenovic , Jinxi Huang , Michael L. Davenport , John E. Bowers

A novel concept for dynamic focus shaping based on highly efficient coherent beam combining with microlens arrays (MLA) as combining element is presented. This concept allows to control the power weights of diffraction orders by varying the…

This paper studies hybrid beamforming for active sensing applications, such as millimeter-wave or ultrasound imaging. Hybrid beamforming can substantially lower the cost and power consumption of fully digital sensor arrays by reducing the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-30 Robin Rajamäki , Sundeep Prabhakar Chepuri , Visa Koivunen

Optical frequency combs have the potential to improve the precision of the radial velocity measurement of celestial bodies, leading to breakthroughs in such fields as exoplanet exploration. For these purposes, the comb must have a broad…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-06 Keisuke Nakamura , Ken Kashiwagi , Sho Okubo , Hajime Inaba

Dynamic axial focusing functionality has recently experienced widespread incorporation in microscopy, augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR), adaptive optics, and material processing. However, the limitations of existing varifocal tools continue…

Optical phased array (OPA) is a promising beam-steering device for various applications such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR), optical projection, free-space optical communication and switching. However, the previously reported OPAs…

The growth of 3D imaging across a range of sectors has driven a demand for high performance beam steering techniques. Fields as diverse as autonomous vehicles and medical imaging can benefit from a high speed, adaptable method of beam…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-01-08 B. Haylock , M. A. Baker , T. M. Stace , M. Lobino

The miniaturization and integration of beam steering devices have consistently been the focus of the field. Conventional methods alter the eigenmode of the optical cavity by regulating the refractive index. Due to the weak nonlinear effect…

High-power laser technologies are essential in precision manufacturing, defense, and scientific research, where accurate control of the beam profile is paramount. Although several beam-shaping methods exist, they often face implementation…

The directionality of millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications creates a significant challenge in serving fast-moving mobile terminals on, e.g., high-speed vehicles, trains, and UAVs. This challenge is exacerbated in mmWave systems using…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-11-30 Jiahui Li , Yin Sun , Limin Xiao , Shidong Zhou , C. Emre Koksal

Beam steering involves the calibration of the angle and position at which a particle accelerator's electron beam is incident upon the x-ray target with respect to the rotation axis of the collimator. Beam Steering is an essential task for…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2024-08-27 Dexter Allen , Isaac Kante , Dorian Bohler