High-speed mid-infrared Mach–Zehnder electro-optical modulators in lithium niobate thin film on sapphire

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-01-24 DOI:10.1515/phys-2023-0178

Huangpu Han, Bingxi Xiang, Jiali Zhang, Zhixian Wei, Yunpeng Jiang

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Abstract

In this study, high-speed mid-infrared Mach–Zehnder electro-optical modulators in x-cut lithium niobate (LN) thin film on sapphire were designed, simulated, and analyzed. The main optical parameters of three types of Mach–Zehnder modulators (MZMs) (residual LN with thickness of 0, 0.5, and 1 μm) were simulated and calculated, namely, the single-mode conditions, bending loss, separation distance between electrode edge and lithium niobate waveguide edge, optical field distribution, and half-wave voltage–length product. The main radio frequency (RF) parameters of these three types of MZMs, such as characteristic impedance, attenuation constant, RF effective index, and the –3 dB modulation bandwidth were calculated depending on the dimensions of the coplanar waveguide traveling-wave electrodes. The modulations with residual LN thickness of 0, 0.5, and 1 μm were calculated with bandwidths exceeding 140, 150, and 240 GHz, respectively, and the half-wave voltage–length product achieved was 22.4, 21.6, and 15.1 V cm, respectively. By optimizing RF and optical parameters, guidelines for device design are presented, and the achievable modulation bandwidth is significantly increased.

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蓝宝石上的铌酸锂薄膜中的高速中红外马赫-泽恩德电光调制器

本研究设计、模拟和分析了蓝宝石上 x 切面铌酸锂（LN）薄膜中的高速中红外马赫-泽恩德电光调制器。模拟并计算了三种马赫-泽恩德调制器（残留铌酸锂厚度分别为 0、0.5 和 1 μm）的主要光学参数，即单模条件、弯曲损耗、电极边缘与铌酸锂波导边缘的分离距离、光场分布和半波压长积。根据共面波导行波电极的尺寸，计算了这三种类型 MZM 的主要射频（RF）参数，如特性阻抗、衰减常数、RF 有效指数和 -3 dB 调制带宽。计算得出的 LN 剩余厚度为 0、0.5 和 1 μm 时的调制带宽分别超过 140、150 和 240 GHz，实现的半波电压-长度乘积分别为 22.4、21.6 和 15.1 V cm。通过优化射频和光学参数，提出了器件设计指南，并显著提高了可实现的调制带宽。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

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2 months

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