Abstract

Integrated optical phased arrays for generating quasi-Bessel beams are proposed and experimentally demonstrated in a CMOS-compatible platform. Owing to their elongated central beams, Bessel beams have applications in a range of fields, including multiparticle trapping and laser lithography. In this Letter, continuous Bessel theory is manipulated to formulate the phase and amplitude conditions necessary for generating free-space-propagating Bessel–Gauss beams using on-chip optical phased arrays. Discussion of the effects of select phased array parameters on the generated beam’s figures of merit is included. A one-dimensional splitter-tree-based phased array architecture is modified to enable arbitrary passive control of the array’s element phase and amplitude distributions. This architecture is used to experimentally demonstrate on-chip quasi-Bessel-beam generation with a $\sim 14\mathrm{mm}$ Bessel length and $\sim 30\mathrm{\mu m}$ power full width at half maximum.

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