R. Jansen (BE) imec
imecAuthor Of 1 Presentation
(PSSI) Photodetectors, Sensors, Systems and Imaging
MC4.5 - MINIMIZING DAC COMPLEXITY FOR CONTROL OF OPTICAL PHASED ARRAYS
Presentation Type
Contributed Submission
Authors
Date
09/30/2019
Time
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Room
El Mirador C East
Duration
15 Minutes
Lecture Time
04:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Abstract
Abstract
Numerical and experimental data show that few-bit DACs can be used in driver circuits for optical phased arrays. For a 128-element uniform linear array, using only 4 bits is acceptable with little impact on performance. This can lower the system cost of mass-market lidars.