Heterogeneous Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Integrated Photonics For Electrooptics And Nonlinear Optics
Keywords
electrooptic devices; electrooptic modulation; Lithium niobate; microwave photonics; nanophotonics; nonlinear optical devices; nonlinear optics; optical fiber communication; optical waveguides; photonic integrated circuits; photonics; silicon photonics; thin film
Abstract
Ion-sliced thin-film lithium niobate (LN) compact waveguide technology has facilitated the resurgence of integrated photonics based on the material. The thin-film waveguides offer over an order of magnitude improvement in optical confinement and bending radius compared to conventional LN waveguides. The thin-film technology can also be implemented on versatile silicon substrates. Harnessing the improved confinement, a variety of miniaturized and efficient photonic devices has been realized. The state of the art of thin-film LN integrated photonics is reviewed, focusing on heterogeneous integration, electrooptic modulation, and nonlinear frequency conversion. The potential applications and associated challenges of next-generation LN-based integrated photonics are discussed.
Publication Date
11-1-2018
Publication Title
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Volume
24
Issue
6
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2018.2836939
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85047009736 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85047009736
STARS Citation
Rao, Ashutosh and Fathpour, Sasan, "Heterogeneous Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Integrated Photonics For Electrooptics And Nonlinear Optics" (2018). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 8453.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/8453