Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method of converting power received in one or more optical power beams to electrical power. The method comprising receiving, at an OPA of a first optical terminal, a first optical power beam from a remote optical terminal; determining, by one or more processors, a first distribution of the received first optical power beam across a plurality of cells, wherein the plurality of cells are configured to convert power from the from optical power beams to electrical power, and the first distribution is determined based on an initial conversion capability of each of the plurality of cells; distributing, by an optical switch matrix, power from the first optical power beam across the plurality of cells based on the determined first distribution; and converting, by the plurality of cells, at least a portion of the first optical power beam to electrical power.

Abstract: Aspects of the technology provide a system for aligning a lens array of an optical phased array (OPA) architecture. The system may include a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) comprising a portion of the OPA architecture, the portion of the OPA architecture being configured to transmit and receive signals through a lens array; the lens array including an alignment lens array configured to transmit signals therethrough during alignment; a sensor configured to collect measures corresponding to the alignment lens array, the measures being indicative of signals passing through the alignment lens array; and one or more processors operatively connected to the pic, the lens array, and the sensor, the one or more processors configured to: induce the OPA architecture to transmit signals through the alignment lens array, and adjust the lens array relative to a PIC to align the lens array with the PIC based on the measures from the sensor.

Abstract: Aspects of the technology provides a method of retransmitting signals. The method may include receiving, by a first optical phased array (OPA) of a device, an optical signal from a remote device; amplifying, by one or more amplifiers of the device, the optical signal in the optical domain; and retransmitting, by a second OPA of the device, the optical signal to one or more remote devices without converting the optical signal from the optical domain.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an optical imaging device. The optical imaging device may include a source configured to generate signals; an optical phased array (OPA), operatively coupled to the source, the OPA being configured to transmit signals from the source towards an object to be imaged; a receiver configured to receive resultant signals from the object, wherein the resultant signals are based on the transmitted signals and the resultant signals include at least one signal relating to excitation of the object; and one or more processors operatively coupled to the OPA, the receiver, and the source, the one or more processors configured to generate an image based on received resultant signals.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a device and method of adjusting received signals to correct for errors resulting from mode mixing in a multimode fiber using an optical phased array (OPA) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) based device. The method including receiving, at an OPA PIC, a first signal from the multimode fiber; receiving, at the OPA PIC, a plurality of control wavelengths, wherein each of the plurality of control wavelengths is encoded with a distinct spatial mode and wherein the first signal and the plurality of control wavelengths are co-propagating signals; determining, by one or more processors of the OPA PIC, a cross-coupling matrix based on the plurality of control wavelengths, the cross-coupling matrix being indicative of errors in the first signal; and adjusting, by the one or more processors of the OPA PIC, the first signal based on the cross-coupling matrix.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to analyzing an image using an optical neural network (ONN). As an example, a method may include transmitting, by an input photonic integrated circuit (PIC), a signal including a test pattern. The test pattern may represent an image to be analyzed. The method may also include filtering, by one or more convolution PIC layers, the signal including the test pattern. The filtering may be based on a target pattern. The method may also include comparing, by an analyzer PIC, the filtered signal to a threshold.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a device and method for capturing one or more images using a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) optical phased array (OPA) based imaging system. The method may include processing the environmentally or artificially-lit received image using one or more injected control wavelengths or wavefronts to enable electronic control of functionality such as real time color filtering, glint removal or other intensity image manipulation, image stabilization, collection of multiple images for panoramic composites, focal plane adjustment and/or other image optimization manipulations based on user inputs. These system level functionalities may be accomplished with a device utilizing a plurality of optical nano-antenna elements, plurality of phase and amplitude modulators, plurality of measurement photodiodes and plurality of other associated photonic constructs along with one or more CMOS processors to process the received image.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to an optical phased array (OPA) architecture for a device capable of transmitting and receiving both optical communications signals and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) signals. The OPA architecture may involve the use of a single OPA chip with a plurality of photonic integrated circuits (PIC). In this regard, the transmitters and receivers (or transceivers) of the OPA architecture may include switches. The transceiver switch may enable changing between transmitting and receiving optical communications signals and LIDAR signals.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method of converting power received in one or more optical power beams to electrical power. The method comprising receiving, at an OPA of a first optical terminal, a first optical power beam from a remote optical terminal; determining, by one or more processors, a first distribution of the received first optical power beam across a plurality of cells, wherein the plurality of cells are configured to convert power from the from optical power beams to electrical power, and the first distribution is determined based on an initial conversion capability of each of the plurality of cells; distributing, by an optical switch matrix, power from the first optical power beam across the plurality of cells based on the determined first distribution; and converting, by the plurality of cells, at least a portion of the first optical power beam to electrical power.