Abstract

We demonstrate an integrated optical-electrical calibration module for improving the nonlinearity of the optical source for frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) LiDAR applications. The linearity of the light source has a considerable influence on FMCW LiDAR range performance, and calibration is typically necessary. However, a majority of existing calibration techniques are based on separate devices, resulting in high cost and limited integration. Our module is made up of a silicon photonic chip with a long optical delay line, a tunable phase shifter, two balanced photodetectors, and some passive components. For this module, we also built the aided amplification and voltage bias circuits. After packaging this module, we used it with our nonlinearity calibration algorithm to analyze the laser’s relative nonlinearity. After nonlinearity calibration, the laser relative nonlinearity 1-r² could be improved to 10⁻⁶∼10⁻⁷. In the future, the calibration result of nonlinearity could be enhanced further by increasing the length of the on-chip optical delay line.

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