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

Socpus ID

85047009736 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85047009736

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