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Photonic-electronic integrated circuit-based coherent LiDAR engine

Lukashchuk, Anton  
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Yildirim, Halil Kerim  
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Bancora, Andrea  
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April 11, 2024
Nature Communications

Chip-scale integration is a key enabler for the deployment of photonic technologies. Coherent laser ranging or FMCW LiDAR, a perception technology that benefits from instantaneous velocity and distance detection, eye-safe operation, long-range, and immunity to interference. However, wafer-scale integration of these systems has been challenged by stringent requirements on laser coherence, frequency agility, and the necessity for optical amplifiers. Here, we demonstrate a photonic-electronic LiDAR source composed of a micro-electronic-based high-voltage arbitrary waveform generator, a hybrid photonic circuit-based tunable Vernier laser with piezoelectric actuators, and an erbium-doped waveguide amplifier. Importantly, all systems are realized in a wafer-scale manufacturing-compatible process comprising III-V semiconductors, silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits, and 130-nm SiGe bipolar complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology. We conducted ranging experiments at a 10-meter distance with a precision level of 10 cm and a 50 kHz acquisition rate. The laser source is turnkey and linearization-free, and it can be seamlessly integrated with existing focal plane and optical phased array LiDAR approaches.|The researchers showcase a photonic-electronic FMCW LiDAR source composed of a micro-electronic based high-voltage arbitrary waveform generator, a photonic circuit-based tunable Vernier laser with piezoelectric actuators, and an erbium-doped waveguide amplifier.

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research article
DOI
10.1038/s41467-024-47478-z
Web of Science ID

WOS:001201411700025

Author(s)
Lukashchuk, Anton  
Yildirim, Halil Kerim  
Bancora, Andrea  
Lihachev, Grigory  
Liu, Yang  
Qiu, Zheru  
Ji, Xinru  
Voloshin, Andrey  
Bhave, Sunil A.
Charbon, Edoardo  
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Date Issued

2024-04-11

Publisher

Nature Portfolio

Published in
Nature Communications
Volume

15

Issue

1

Article Number

3134

Subjects

Frequency Sweep

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Laser-Radar

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Swept-Source

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Linearization

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Phase

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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FunderGrant Number

United States Department of Defense | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

W911NF2120248

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Microsystems Technology Office (MTO)

211728

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

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June 19, 2024
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