Integrated lithium niobate electro-optic modulators: when performance meets scalability

M Zhang, C Wang, P Kharel, D Zhu, M Lončar - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Electro-optic modulators (EOMs) convert signals from the electrical to the optical domain.
They are at the heart of optical communication, microwave signal processing, sensing, and …

Ion-cut lithium niobate on insulator technology: Recent advances and perspectives

Y Jia, L Wang, F Chen - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Lithium niobate (LiNbO 3 or LN) is a well-known multifunctional crystal that has been widely
applied in various areas of photonics, electronics, and optoelectronics. In the past …

Lithium tantalate photonic integrated circuits for volume manufacturing

C Wang, Z Li, J Riemensberger, G Lihachev… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Electro-optical photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on lithium niobate (LiNbO3) have
demonstrated the vast capabilities of materials with a high Pockels coefficient,. They enable …

Femtosecond laser-inscribed optical waveguides in dielectric crystals: a concise review and recent advances

L Li, W Kong, F Chen - Advanced Photonics, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Femtosecond laser inscription or writing has been recognized as a powerful technique to
engineer various materials toward a number of applications. By efficient modification of …

[HTML][HTML] Tunable and stable micro-ring resonator based on thin-film lithium tantalate

J Yu, Z Ruan, Y Xue, H Wang, R Gan, T Gao, C Guo… - APL Photonics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
As ferroelectric materials, lithium tantalate and lithium niobate share similar material
characteristics, such as a high Pockels effect and nonlinear optical coefficients. When …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of LiTaO3 Crystals and Thin Films and Their Application

X **ao, S Liang, J Si, Q Xu, H Zhang, L Ma, C Yang… - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lithium tantalate (LiTaO3, or LT) crystal is widely used in optical applications, infrared
detection, and acoustic surface wave devices because of its excellent piezoelectric …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid material integration for active photonic applications

C Chen, Y Chen, Z Fang, R Ge, J Wu, X Chen - APL Photonics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The huge development of micro-/nano-manufacturing techniques on different materials has
greatly expanded the possibilities of realizing on-chip multifunctional devices on photonic …

DC-stable electro-optic modulators using thin-film lithium tantalate

K Powell, X Li, D Assumpcao, L Magalhães… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate telecommunication-wavelength Pockels electro-optic modulators in thin-
film lithium tantalate (TFLT) with superior DC stability compared to equivalent thin-film …

High-Q integrated lithium tantalate microring resonators for on-chip comb generation

JC Cai, PY Wang, J Li, BW Chen, L Zhou, X Ke… - Optics Letters, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Lithium tantalate on insulator (LTOI), taking advantage of high cost-effectiveness, ultra-low
optical loss, and prominent electro-optic (EO) coefficient, shows great potential as an …

Ultrabroadband thin-film lithium tantalate modulator for high-speed communications

C Wang, D Fang, J Zhang, A Kotz, G Lihachev… - Optica, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The continuous growth of global data traffic over the past three decades, along with
advances in disaggregated computing architectures, presents significant challenges for …