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

Socpus ID

85037610082 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85037610082

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