A Fully Solid-State Beam Scanner for FMCW LiDAR Application
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters(2023)
Abstract
We demonstrate a fully solid-state beam scanner that incorporates a Si3N4 photonic integrated switch array, a collimator lens, and a lithographically patterned diffraction grating. The off-chip components enable nearly circular output beams under the reduced system complexity. By manipulating the optical switch array and tuning the input wavelength, two-dimensional beam steering with
$32\times23$
= 736 resolvable spots across a
$14.3^{\circ }\times 9.9^{\circ }$
field of view (FOV) is realized. Furthermore, the coherent ranging within 18 m is demonstrated experimentally by utilizing the triangular frequency modulation. The tested results validate the feasibility of the proposed beam scanner, which might offer a flexible, scalable, and easily-implemented solution for the solid-state frequency modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) LiDAR.
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Key words
Photonic integrated circuit (PIC),beam scanner,frequency modulated continuous-wave (FMCW),LiDAR
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