Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 11, 1116018(2024)

TM Mode Bending Waveguide Based on x-Cut Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (Invited)

Tian Gao1, Ranfeng Gan1,3, Bin Chen2, Jiayang Yu1, Jie Liu3, Changjian Guo1, Kaixuan Chen1、*, and Liu Liu2、**
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  • 1South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, Guangdong, China
  • 2College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
  • 3School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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    Due to the anisotropy of the x-cut thin-film lithium niobate optical integration platform, the transverse magnetic (TM) mode of the optical waveguide is prone to mode hybridization and coupling to other modes during bending, posing a challenge to the bending of the TM mode. This article takes a 400 nm thick, semi-etched lithium niobate waveguide as an example to analyze the mode hybridization phenomenon of TM0 mode under different waveguide widths and transmission directions, and simulates its 90° bending transmission performance. The findings indicate that within a certain waveguide width range (approximately 1.7 μm to 2.15 μm), no mode hybridization occurs when bending the TM0 mode. However, for waveguide width lower than 1.7 μm or higher than 2.15 μm, coupling between the TM0 and TE1 (or TE2) mode occurs. Experimental demonstrations further corroborate this conclusion. This study offers a design methodology for achieving TM mode bending in thin-film lithium niobate waveguides, with potential applications in polarization-control-related optical integrated devices on this platform.

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    Tian Gao, Ranfeng Gan, Bin Chen, Jiayang Yu, Jie Liu, Changjian Guo, Kaixuan Chen, Liu Liu. TM Mode Bending Waveguide Based on x-Cut Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(11): 1116018

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    Paper Information

    Category: Materials

    Received: Feb. 1, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 12, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 17, 2024

    The Author Email: Chen Kaixuan (chenkaixuan@m.scnu.edu.cn), Liu Liu (liuliuopt@zju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP240658

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240658

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