Reconfigurable and Multifunctional Polarizer Based on Lithium-Niobate-On-Insulator Platform Assisted by Phase-Change Material

Mengxiang Xu; Yi Ni; Yin Xu; Yedeng Fei; Jun Xia

doi:10.3788/AOS240593

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 13, 1313001(2024)

Reconfigurable and Multifunctional Polarizer Based on Lithium-Niobate-On-Insulator Platform Assisted by Phase-Change Material

Mengxiang Xu¹, Yi Ni^1、*, Yin Xu^2,3, Yedeng Fei¹, and Jun Xia¹

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¹School of Internet of Things Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu , China

²School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & Suzhou Nanotechnology Collaborative Innovation Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu , China

³Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province & Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of China, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu , China

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Jan. 30, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 21, 2024

Published Online: Jul. 4, 2024

The Author Email: Yi Ni (niy2011@163.com)

DOI:10.3788/AOS240593

CSTR:32393.14.AOS240593

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