High-Resolution Speckle-based Single-Pixel Imaging using Silicon Photonic Non-Redundant Optical Phased Array

Abstract

Optical phased arrays (OPAs) are promising wavefront controlling devices for imaging applications due to their compact and high-speed nature. However, conventional periodic OPAs have a limited spatial resolution, which scales only linearly with the number of optical antennas $N$. Here, we experimentally demonstrate high-resolution imaging using a non-redundant OPA (NR-OPA). Due to the non-redundant antenna layout of NR-OPA based on the Costas array, the resolution scales quadratically with $N$. Combined with the speckle-based single-pixel imaging (SSPI) scheme, which avoids the need for precise phase calibration, we experimentally achieve a large number of resolvable imaging points exceeding 10,000 using a silicon photonic NR-OPA chip with only $N=127$ without sweeping the wavelength. The demonstrated scheme provides a promising route toward mega-pixel imaging by a compact OPA chip with reduced number of phase shifters.

6 pages, 5 figures