Optoelectronic component and lidar system

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an optoelectronic component for a LiDAR system including a photonic integrated circuit. The photonic integrated circuit further includes a microresonator which is configured as an external resonator for an optical gain medium and to provide a frequency-modulated optical transmission field. A waveguide is optically coupled to an output side of the microresonator. A coherent in-line balanced detector comprises an electrical output, as well as a first optical connection side which is coupled to the waveguide to receive the transmission field, and a second optical connection side which is configured to receive a frequency-modulated optical reflection field. The coherent in-line balanced detector is further configured to superimpose the transmission field and the reflection field and to provide an electronic combination signal at the electrical output.

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