Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 7, 0713001(2025)
Lithium Niobate Thin‑Film Power Splitter Based on Inverse Design
Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of initial structure. (a) Structure of 1×2 power splitter; (b) states of pixel units
Fig. 2. Three-dimensional structure diagram of devices based on different tangential platforms. (a) Z-cut lithium niobate thin film platform; (b) X-cut lithium niobate thin film platform
Fig. 4. Power splitters with 1∶1 spectral ratio designed based on Z-cut/X-propagation lithium niobate thin film platform. (a)‒(c) Structures of optimized devices with different design area sizes (L1×L2=2.86 μm×2.42 μm, 2.86 μm×2.86 μm, 2.86 μm×3.30 μm, in order); (d) electric field distribution of optimized device (L1×L2=2.86 μm×2.86 μm) at 1550 nm; (e) insertion losses of optimized devices at 1500‒1600 nm
Fig. 5. Power splitter with 1∶2 spectral ratio designed based on Z-cut/X-propagation lithium niobate thin film platform (L1×L2=2.86 μm×2.86 μm). (a) Structure of optimized device; (b) electric field distribution of optimized device at 1550 nm; (c) insertion loss and splitting ratio of optimized device at 1500‒1600 nm
Fig. 6. Power splitters with 1∶1 spectral ratio designed based on X-cut/Y-propagation lithium niobate thin film platform. (a)‒(c) Structures of optimized devices with different design area sizes (L1×L2=2.86 μm×2.42 μm, 2.86 μm×2.86 μm, 2.86 μm×3.30 μm, in order); (d) electric field distribution of optimized device (L1×L2=2.86 μm×2.86 μm) at 1550 nm; (e) insertion losses of optimized devices at 1500‒1600 nm
Fig. 7. Power splitter with 1∶2 spectral ratio designed based on the X-cut/Y-propagation lithium niobate thin film platform (L1×L2=2.86 μm×2.86 μm). (a) Structure of optimized device; (b) electric field distribution of optimized device at 1550 nm; (c) insertion loss and splitting ratio of optimized device at 1500‒1600 nm
Fig. 8. Mode distribution at input and output ports of optimized devices. (a) Z-cut, 1∶1; (b) Z-cut, 1∶2; (c) X-cut, 1∶1; (d) X-cut, 1∶2
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Fu Yang, Xudong Chai, Luwei Liu, Kai Wang, Qing Xu. Lithium Niobate Thin‑Film Power Splitter Based on Inverse Design[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(7): 0713001
Category: Integrated Optics
Received: Nov. 14, 2024
Accepted: Feb. 10, 2025
Published Online: Apr. 27, 2025
The Author Email: Qing Xu (qxu@mail.ahpu.edu.cn)
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