JP7645970B2 - Lidar出力信号のステアリングにおける位相の制御 - Google Patents
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- 基盤上に配置され、及び、各々が出力信号を伝送するように構成され、それぞれが、ファセットで終端する複数のステアリング導波路であって、出力信号が、前記ファセットを通ってチップから出射し、及び、結合し、LIDAR出力信号を形成するように、前記ファセットが配置されている複数のステアリング導波路、及び前記ステアリング導波路の少なくとも一部に配置され、及び、互いに隣接する前記ステアリング導波路上の前記出力信号間の位相差を調整するように構成された位相チューナ、を有する、LIDARチップであって、前記ステアリング導波路はそれぞれ、リッジ間に位置する光伝送媒体のスラブ領域から離れるように延伸する光伝送媒体のリッジを含み、前記スラブ領域の厚さは、スラブ領域がファセットに近づくにつれて減少する、LIDARチップ。
- 前記ファセットは、前記基盤の上面および/または下面に対して垂直であり、前記ファセットの平面と前記ファセットにおける出力信号の伝送方向との間の最小角度は、80 °と90°との間である、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記ステアリング導波路の長さは、直線的に変化する、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- システムに含まれる請求項1のLIDARチップであって、前記システムは、さらに、前記LIDAR出力信号が前記チップから離れる方向を変化させるように前記位相チューナを動作させる電子回路を有する、LIDARチップ。
- 前記ステアリング導波路の少なくとも一部の幅は、前記位相チューナと前記ファセットとの間で狭くなる、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記ステアリング導波路の少なくとも一部は、それぞれ、前記位相チューナを除外する、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記ファセットは、隣接するファセット間の分離が、1μm未満であるように配置される、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記ファセットは、1.5μmより大きく、及び/又は、30μm未満のピッチで配置される、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記ステアリング導波路の少なくとも一部は、それぞれ、テーパを有し、前記テーパは、前記ステアリング導波路が前記ファセットに近づくにつれて、前記ステアリング導波路の幅が減少するように構成されている、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記LIDAR出力信号は、前記ファセットを通って前記チップを出る出力信号を組み合わせて形成される複数のLIDAR出力信号のうちの1つであり、前記LIDAR出力信号の各々は、異なる波長を有する、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記スラブ領域の厚さは、厚さTのスラブ領域の部分から厚さtのスラブ領域の減少した厚さの部分まで減少し、厚さT:減少したスラブ領域の厚さ(t)の比は、1.2:1 より大きく、及び/又は5:1未満である、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記厚さTを有する前記スラブ領域の部分は、水平にテーパ付けられている、請求項1に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記厚さTから厚さtへの前記スラブ領域の厚さの減少は、隣接するステアリング導波路のテーパのない部分の間で生じる、請求項11に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 基盤上に配置され、及び、各々が出力信号を伝送するように構成され、それぞれが、ファセットで終端する複数のステアリング導波路であって、出力信号が、前記ファセットを通ってチップから出射し、及び、結合し、LIDAR出力信号を形成するように、前記ファセットが配置されている複数のステアリング導波路、及び前記ステアリング導波路の少なくとも一部に配置され、及び、互いに隣接する前記ステアリング導波路上の前記出力信号間の位相差を調整するように構成された位相チューナ、を有する、LIDARチップであって、前記ステアリング導波路は、光伝送媒体のスラブ領域から離れる方向に延伸する光伝送媒体のリッジを有し、スラブ領域がファセットに近づくにつれてスラブ領域の厚さが増加するように、ステアリング導波路間のスラブ領域の一部が垂直にテーパ付けられている、LIDARチップ。
- 前記ステアリング導波路の長さは、直線的に変化する、請求項14に記載のLIDARチップ。
- システムに含まれる請求項14のLIDARチップであって、前記システムは、さらに、前記LIDAR出力信号が前記チップから離れる方向を変化させるように前記位相チューナを動作させる電子回路を有する、LIDARチップ。
- 前記ステアリング導波路の少なくとも一部の幅は、前記位相チューナと前記ファセットとの間で狭くなる、請求項14に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記ステアリング導波路の少なくとも一部は、それぞれ、前記位相チューナを除外する、請求項14に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記ファセットは、隣接するファセット間の分離が、1μm未満であるように配置される、請求項14に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記ファセットは、1.5μmより大きく、及び/又は、30μm未満のピッチで配置される、請求項14に記載のLIDARチップ。
- 前記ステアリング導波路の少なくとも一部は、それぞれ、テーパを有し、前記テーパは、前記ステアリング導波路が前記ファセットに近づくにつれて、前記ステアリング導波路の幅が減少するように構成されている、請求項14に記載のLIDARチップ。
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