Ultra-compact electro-optic phase modulator based on a lithium niobate topological slow light waveguide
Electro-optic modulators (EOMs) are essential devices of optical communications and quantum computing systems. In particular, ultra-compact EOMs are necessary for highly integrated photonic chips. Thin film lithium niobate materials are a promising platform for designing highly efficient EOMs. However, EOMs based on conventional waveguide structures are at a millimeter scale and challenging to scale down further, greatly hindering the capability of on-chip integration. Here, we design an EOM based on lithium niobate valley photonic crystal (VPC) structures for the first time. Due to the high effective refractive index introduced by the strong slow light effect, the EOM can achieve an ultra-compact size of 4 μm×14 μm with a half-wave voltage of 1.4 V. The EOM has a high transmittance of 0.87 in the 1068 nm because of the unique spin-valley locking effect in VPC structures. The design is fully compatible with current nanofabrication technology and immune to fabrication defects. Therefore, it opens a new possibility in designing lithium niobate electro-optic modulators and will find broad applications in optical communication and quantum photonic devices.
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Optics express - 32(2024), 3 vom: 29. Jan., Seite 3980-3988 |
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Englisch |
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Wang, Ying [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 01.02.2024 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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