Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 11, 1116006(2024)

Polarization-Independent Electro-Optical Modulator Based on Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (Invited)

Zong Wang1, Guanyu Chen2, Yu Yu1、*, and Xinliang Zhang1
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  • 1Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China
  • 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583
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    A polarization-independent electro-optical modulator based on thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) is proposed; it is based on a polarization-independent beam splitter and a mode converter. The polarization-independent beam splitter achieves precise beam splitting of TE0 and TM0 modes, whereas the mode converter efficiently converts the input TM0 mode to TE1 mode. Accordingly, the traveling-wave electrode structure loaded with periodic capacitors achieves efficient electro-optical modulation of two light modes. The simulation results show that the electro-optical bandwidth of the modulator is greater than 100 GHz. This helps solve the instability problem caused by polarization sensitivity in existing electro-optical modulators and opens up new research lines for TFLN-based modulators.

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    Zong Wang, Guanyu Chen, Yu Yu, Xinliang Zhang. Polarization-Independent Electro-Optical Modulator Based on Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(11): 1116006

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    Paper Information

    Category: Materials

    Received: Mar. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 28, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 12, 2024

    The Author Email: Yu Yu (yuyu@mail.hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP240951

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240951

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