Integrated arrays for coherent optical detection

Abstract

An optoelectronic device (20, 50, 120, 320, 500, 540, 560, 600) includes an array (32, 72, 124) of optical transceiver cells (34, 74, 90, 126, 522) disposed on a planar substrate (30). Each transceiver cell includes an optical transducer (36) configured to couple optical radiation between the transceiver cell and a target. An optical distribution tree (122) including a network (38, 76, 428, 518, 524) of waveguides (142, 150) and switches (146, 429), is disposed on the substrate and coupled to convey coherent radiation from a radiation source (52, 128, 130, 426, 510, 606) to the optical transceiver cells. A controller (48) is configured to actuate the switches so as to select different subsets of the optical transceiver cells that are to receive the coherent radiation from the optical distribution tree and to transmit the coherent radiation toward the target at different times during a scan of the target.

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