Compact Lithium Niobate Electrooptic Modulators
Keywords
electrooptic devices; Electrooptic modulation; microwave photonics; nanophotonics; optical fiber communication; optical waveguides; photonic integrated circuits; silicon photonics
Abstract
Lithium niobate (LN), spurred by its success for fiber-optic communications, has remained the material of choice for high-performance electrooptic (EO) modulators. The past decade has seen a surge in efforts aimed at miniaturizing LN EO modulators with higher order modulation formats, data centers, and optical interconnect applications in mind. The state-of-the-art of these compact modulators, with a focus on fabrication, design, and high-speed performance is reviewed. Guidelines for design optimization and key performance metrics of these important integrated photonic devices are presented. Furthermore, an outlook on the road toward commercial viability, along with potential novel applications is provided.
Publication Date
7-1-2018
Publication Title
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Volume
24
Issue
4
Document Type
Review
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2017.2779869
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85037610082 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85037610082
STARS Citation
Rao, Ashutosh and Fathpour, Sasan, "Compact Lithium Niobate Electrooptic Modulators" (2018). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 8982.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/8982