High-performance coherent optical modulators based on thin-film lithium niobate platform

Mengyue Xu; Mingbo He; Hongguang Zhang; Jian Jian; Ying Pan; Xiaoyue Liu; Lifeng Chen; Xiangyu Meng; Hui Chen; Zhaohui Li; Xi Xiao; Shaohua Yu; Siyuan Yu; Xinlun Cai

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17806-0

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

High-performance coherent optical modulators based on thin-film lithium niobate platform

Mengyue Xu,
Mingbo He,
Hongguang Zhang,
Jian Jian,
Ying Pan,
Xiaoyue Liu,
Lifeng Chen,
Xiangyu Meng,
Hui Chen,
Zhaohui Li,
Xi Xiao,
Shaohua Yu,
Siyuan Yu,
Xinlun Cai

Affiliations

Mengyue Xu: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Mingbo He: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Hongguang Zhang: National Information Optoelectronics Innovation Center, China Information and Communication Technologies Group Corporation (CICT)
Jian Jian: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Ying Pan: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Xiaoyue Liu: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Lifeng Chen: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Xiangyu Meng: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Hui Chen: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Zhaohui Li: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Xi Xiao: National Information Optoelectronics Innovation Center, China Information and Communication Technologies Group Corporation (CICT)
Shaohua Yu: National Information Optoelectronics Innovation Center, China Information and Communication Technologies Group Corporation (CICT)
Siyuan Yu: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University
Xinlun Cai: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17806-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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In-phase/quadrature (IQ) electro-optic modulators are underpinning devices for coherent transmission technology. Here the authors present IQ modulators in the lithium-niobate-on-insulator platform, which provide improved overall performance and advanced modulation formats for future coherent transmission systems.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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