PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INDEPENDENT UNIT CELLS HAVING MULTI-POLARIZATION SENSITIVITY

• Main Authors: Palese, Stephen P, Kendrick, Richard L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.09.2023
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION

An apparatus includes a photonic integrated circuit having an optical phased array, where the optical phased array includes multiple unit cells. Each unit cell includes (i) at least one antenna element configured to transmit or receive optical signals and (ii) a modulator configured to phase-shift t...