Single optical phase array and photosensing system including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11619859-B2
Application number	US-202117515906-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2021
Priority date	Nov 4, 2020
Publication date	Apr 4, 2023
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a single OPA (optical phased array) device including a light source; a waveguide which extends from the light source to allow light incident from the light source to pass through; a plurality of modulators which is disposed in the waveguide to modulate a phase of light in the waveguide; a two-dimensional material layer which passes or absorbs light incident from the light source; and an electrode which supplies charges to the two-dimensional material layer, in which the light incident from the light source passes through the two-dimensional material layer, the waveguide, and the modulator and is reflected by an external target of the single OPA device to pass through the modulator and the waveguide, and then absorbed by the two-dimensional material layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A single optical phased array (OPA) device, comprising:
a light source;
a waveguide which extends from the light source to allow light incident from the light source to pass through;
a plurality of modulators which is disposed in the waveguide to modulate a phase of light in the waveguide;
a two-dimensional material layer which passes or absorbs light incident from the light source; and
an electrode which supplies charges to the two-dimensional material layer,
wherein the light incident from the light source passes through the two-dimensional material layer, the waveguide, and the modulator and is reflected by an external target of the single OPA device to pass through the modulator and the waveguide, and then is absorbed by the two-dimensional material layer.

2. The single OPA device according to claim 1 , wherein the two-dimensional material layer passes or absorbs light incident from the light source according to a voltage applied to the two-dimensional material layer.

3. The single OPA device according to claim 1 , wherein charge carriers are accumulated or depleted in an energy band structure of the two-dimensional material layer, according to a voltage applied to the two-dimensional material layer.

4. The single OPA device according to claim 1 , wherein the modulator modulates a phase of light emitted from the OPA device or light reflected by the target.

5. The single OPA device according to claim 1 , wherein the two-dimensional material layer includes a material selected from a group consisting of graphene, transition metal chalcogenide, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), black phosphorus, and combinations thereof.

6. The single OPA device according to claim 1 , wherein a wavelength of light incident from the light source is 750 nm to 2000 nm.

7. The single OPA device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of waveguides includes a material selected from a group consisting of a group IV semiconductor material, a group III-V semiconductor material, a group II-VI semiconductor material, oxides, nitrides, and combinations thereof.

8. The single OPA device according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode includes a material selected from a group consisting of Au, Pt, Ti, Ag, Ni, Zr, Ta, Zn, Nb, Cr, Co, Mn, Fe, Al, Mg, Si, W, Cu, lanthanum metals, nitrides thereof, oxides thereof, conductive polymers, and combinations thereof.

9. The single OPA device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an antenna selected from a group of an emission antenna which irradiates light of the light source onto the target, a reception antenna which receives light reflected from the target, and combinations thereof.

10. The single OPA device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a two-dimensional material layer formed on the waveguide.

11. The single OPA device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
an intermediate layer formed on the two-dimensional material layer formed on the waveguide.

12. A photosensing method, comprising:
emitting light toward an external target from a light source of the single OPA device according to claim 1 ;
receiving light reflected from the external target into the single OPA device; and
absorbing light received into the single OPA device by a two-dimensional material layer.

13. The photosensing method according to claim 12 , wherein a photo absorptivity of the two-dimensional material layer is adjusted by a voltage applied to the two-dimensional material layer.

14. The photosensing method according to claim 13 , wherein light incident from the light source passes through the two-dimensional material layer and light reflected from the external target is absorbed by the two-dimensional material layer.

15. A manufacturing method of a single OPA device, comprising:
forming a light source, a two-dimensional material layer, a waveguide, and a plurality of modulators on a substrate; and
forming an electrode on the two-dimensional material layer, wherein the light source is formed so that light incident from the light source passes through the two-dimensional material layer, the waveguide, and the modulator and is reflected by an external target of the single OPA device to pass through the plurality of modulators and the waveguide, and then is absorbed by the two-dimensional material layer.

16. The manufacturing method of a single OPA device according to claim 15 , further comprising:
forming a two-dimensional material layer on the plurality of waveguides.

17. The manufacturing method of a single OPA device according to claim 16 , further comprising:
forming an intermediate layer on the two-dimensional material layer formed on the plurality of waveguides.

18. The manufacturing method of a single OPA device according to claim 15 , further comprising:
forming an antenna selected from a group of an emission antenna, a reception antenna, and combinations thereof which extend from any one of the plurality of waveguides and the plurality of modulators, on the substrate.

Assignees

• Research & Business Found Sungkyunkwan Univ

Inventors

• Choi Byoung Lyong
• Whang Dongmok
• Gu Tae Jun
• Moon Sung Won

Classifications

• G02F1/292 Primary

  by controlled diffraction or phased-array beam steering (controlled diffraction for optical switching G02F1/31) · CPC title

• G02F1/3138 Primary

  the optical waveguides being made of semiconducting materials · CPC title

• G02B2006/12035

  Materials · CPC title

• G02B2006/12166

  Manufacturing methods · CPC title

• G01S7/481

  Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements · CPC title