CPC H04B 10/11 (2013.01) [H04B 10/43 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a photonic integrated circuit comprising an optical phased array, the optical phased array comprising multiple unit cells, each unit cell comprising:
multiple antenna elements configured to transmit or receive optical signals, a first subset of the antenna elements oriented in a first direction, a second subset of the antenna elements oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction;
multiple signal pathways configured to transport the optical signals to or from the antenna elements, at least some of the signal pathways having an “H” configuration; and
multiple phase modulators configured to modify phases of the optical signals being transported through the signal pathways.
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