An optical phased array (OPA) is a nonmechanical beam-steering control device with high directivity and deflection efficiency. Owing to its high resolution, fast response, and absence of inertia, the ...

Researchers have recently demonstrated the most complex 2-D optical phased array ever. A new 2-D optical phased array technology will enable advanced LADAR and other defense applications. Most people ...

(Nanowerk News) Chip-scale silicon photonics optical phased array (OPA) is widely used in free-space communication. However, due to the limitation of optical device design and manufacture, the ...

STRL is promoting research on optical phased arrays *1 that can control the direction of a light ray at high speed by applying voltage, toward the realization of AR glasses capable of viewing natural ...

The creation of phased arrays in the optical domain has been an active area of research for some time, as it is motivated by the need to improve applications such as optical beam steering and imaging.

As our devices multiply and data demands grow, traditional wireless systems are hitting their limits. To meet these challenges, we have turned to an innovative solution. At the University of Melbourne ...

Though radar is the more prevalent object detection system, the lesser-known ladar -- radar that uses lasers instead of radio frequencies -- produces a more detailed result. The problem though, is ...

This compact technique could be used for augmented reality, trapped ion quantum computers and optogenetic neural stimulator. Beam steering systems have been used for many years for applications such ...

RF System Explorer streamlines system and circuit level design workflows for early exploration of system architectures in Advanced Design System Digital Pre-Distortion Explorer and Digital ...

JASR Systems LLC, La Jolla, California, was awarded an $8,107,308 firm-fixed-price contract for research and development. The contract provides for the development of chip-scale Optical Phased Arrays ...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says that a developmental laser weapon has precisely hit a target from 7 kilometres, thanks in large part to a 21-element optical phased array ...