Dually modulated photonic crystals enabling high-power high-beam-quality two-dimensional beam scanning lasers

Ryoichi Sakata, Kenji Ishizaki, Menaka De Zoysa, Shin Fukuhara, Takuya Inoue, Yoshinori Tanaka, Kintaro Iwata, Ranko Hatsuda, Masahiro Yoshida, John Gelleta and Susumu Noda ()
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Ryoichi Sakata: Kyoto University
Kenji Ishizaki: Kyoto University
Menaka De Zoysa: Kyoto University
Shin Fukuhara: Kyoto University
Takuya Inoue: Kyoto University
Yoshinori Tanaka: Kyoto University
Kintaro Iwata: Kyoto University
Ranko Hatsuda: Kyoto University
Masahiro Yoshida: Kyoto University
John Gelleta: Kyoto University
Susumu Noda: Kyoto University

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Mechanical-free, high-power, high-beam-quality two-dimensional (2D) beam scanning lasers are in high demand for various applications including sensing systems for smart mobility, object recognition systems, and adaptive illuminations. Here, we propose and demonstrate the concept of dually modulated photonic crystals to realize such lasers, wherein the positions and sizes of the photonic-crystal lattice points are modulated simultaneously. We show using nano-antenna theory that this photonic nanostructure is essential to realize 2D beam scanning lasers with high output power and high beam quality. We also fabricate an on-chip, circuit-driven array of dually modulated photonic-crystal lasers with a 10 × 10 matrix configuration having 100 resolvable points. Our device enables the scanning of laser beams over a wide range of 2D directions in sequence and in parallel, and can be flexibly designed to meet application-specific demands.

Date: 2020
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