Lithium niobate thin film electro-optic modulator

Abstract: The linear electro-optic effect offers a valuable means to control light properties via an external electric field. Lithium niobate (LN), with its high electro-optic coefficients and broad optical transparency ranges, stands out as a prominent material for efficient electro-optic modulators. The recent advent of lithium niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) wafers has sparked renewed interest in LN for compact photonic devices. In this study, we present an electro-optic modulator utilizing a thin LN film sandwiched between top and bottom gold (Au) film electrodes, forming a Fabry–Pérot (F–P) resonator. This resonator exhibits spectral resonance shifts under an applied electric field, enabling efficient modulation of reflected light strength. The modulator achieved a 2.3 % modulation amplitude under ±10 V alternating voltage. Our approach not only presents a simpler fabrication process but also offers larger modulation amplitudes compared to previously reported metasurface based LN electro-optic modulators. Our results open up new opportunities for compact electro-optic modulators with applications in beam steering devices, dynamic holograms, and spatial light modulators, and more.

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Lithium niobate thin film electro-optic modulator ; volume:13 ; number:8 ; year:2024 ; pages:1503-1508 ; extent:6
Nanophotonics ; 13, Heft 8 (2024), 1503-1508 (gesamt 6)

Urheber
Liu, Jikun
Qu, Lun
Wu, Wei
Jin, Chunyan
Chen, Zhihao
Gu, Zhidong
Liu, Weiye
Wang, Chenxiong
Zheng, Dahuai
Liu, Hongde
Cai, Wei
Ren, Mengxin
Xu, Jingjun

DOI
10.1515/nanoph-2023-0865
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024040615472707495194
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Letzte Aktualisierung
14.08.2025, 11:03 MESZ

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Beteiligte

  • Liu, Jikun
  • Qu, Lun
  • Wu, Wei
  • Jin, Chunyan
  • Chen, Zhihao
  • Gu, Zhidong
  • Liu, Weiye
  • Wang, Chenxiong
  • Zheng, Dahuai
  • Liu, Hongde
  • Cai, Wei
  • Ren, Mengxin
  • Xu, Jingjun

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