Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 4, 200(2024)
An electrically controlled tunable photonic crystal filter based on thin-film lithium niobate
In this paper, we present an electrically controlled tunable narrowband filter based on a thin-film lithium niobate two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal. The filter incorporates a photonic crystal microcavity structure within the straight waveguide, enabling electronic tuning of the transmitted wavelength through added electrode structures. The optimized microcavity filter design achieves a balance between high transmission rate and quality factor, with a transmission center wavelength of 1 551.6 nm, peak transmission rate of 96.1%, and quality factor of 5 054. Moreover, the filter can shift the central wavelength of the transmission spectrum by applying voltage to the electrodes, with a tuning sensitivity of 13.8 pm/V. The proposed tunable filter adopts a simple-to-fabricate air-hole structure and boasts a compact size (length: 11.57 μm, width: 5.27 μm, area: 60.97 μm2), making it highly suitable for large-scale integration.These features make the filter promising for broad applications in the fields of photonic integration and optical communication.
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WANG Yifan, YAO Yuan, ZHANG Hao, LIU Bo, DUAN Shaoxiang, LIN Wei. An electrically controlled tunable photonic crystal filter based on thin-film lithium niobate[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2024, 20(4): 200
Received: Aug. 7, 2023
Accepted: Nov. 14, 2023
Published Online: Aug. 9, 2024
The Author Email: Yuan YAO (yaoyuan@nankai.edu.cn)