Open AccessDesign of high-bandwidth, low-voltage and low-loss hybrid lithium niobate electro-optic modulators
Author(s) -
Peter O. Weigel,
Forrest Valdez,
Jianhui Zhao,
Yong Li,
Shayan Mookherjea
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jphys photonics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2515-7647
DOI - 10.1088/2515-7647/abc17e
Subject(s) - lithium niobate , materials science , bandwidth (computing) , optoelectronics , voltage , optical modulator , silicon , modulation (music) , optics , electrical engineering , computer science , telecommunications , phase modulation , engineering , physics , acoustics , phase noise
The past decade has seen significant growth in the field of thin film lithium niobate electro-optic modulators, which promise reduced voltage requirements and higher modulation bandwidths on a potentially integrated platform. This article discusses the state-of-the-art in thin film modulator technology and presents a simplified simulation technique for quickly optimizing a hybrid silicon- or silicon nitride-lithium niobate modulator. Also discussed are the feasibility of creating a 1 V half-wave voltage, 100 GHz bandwidth modulator, and the design specifications for a single hybrid silicon-lithium niobate platform optimized to operate across all telecommunication bands (between 1260 and 1675 nm wavelengths).