DIFFERENTIAL DRIVING OF LITHIUM-CONTAINING ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES UTILIZING ENGINEERED ELECTRODES

    公开(公告)号:US20240184149A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18532941

    申请日:2023-12-07

    CPC classification number: G02F1/0356 G02F2201/063 G02F2201/122 G02F2202/20

    Abstract: An optical modulator includes optical material(s) and first and second differential electrode pairs. The optical material(s) exhibit an electro-optic effect and include lithium. The optical material(s) include first and second waveguides and first and second slab portions adjoining the first and second waveguides. The first differential electrode pair has electrodes arranged on opposing sides of the first waveguide. The second differential electrode pair has electrodes arranged on opposing sides of the second waveguide. The negative electrodes are arranged on distal sides of the waveguide relative to the other waveguide. The positive electrodes are arranged on proximal sides of waveguide relative to the other waveguide. The first and second waveguides, the first and second slab portions, and the first and second differential electrode pairs reside on a substrate structure. No portion of the first slab portion is between the first or second differential electrode pair and the substrate structure.

    Integrated electro-optic frequency comb generator

    公开(公告)号:US11307484B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-19

    申请号:US17016234

    申请日:2020-09-09

    Abstract: An integrated electro-optic frequency comb generator based on ultralow loss integrated, e.g. thin-film lithium niobate, platform, which enables low power consumption comb generation spanning over a wider range of optical frequencies. The comb generator includes an intensity modulator, and at least one phase modulator, which provides a powerful technique to generate a broad high power comb, without using an optical resonator. A compact integrated electro-optic modulator based frequency comb generator, provides the benefits of integrated, e.g. lithium niobate, platform including low waveguide loss, high electro-optic modulation efficiency, small bending radius and flexible microwave design.

    Lithium niobate devices fabricated using deep ultraviolet radiation

    公开(公告)号:US11086048B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16785206

    申请日:2020-02-07

    Abstract: An optical device is described. At least a portion of the optical device includes lithium niobate and is fabricated utilizing ultraviolet lithography. In some aspects the at least the portion of the optical device is fabricated using deep ultraviolet lithography. In some aspects, the short range root mean square surface roughness of a sidewall of the at least the portion of the optical device is less than ten nanometers. In some aspects, the at least the portion of the optical device has a loss of not more than 2 dB/cm.

    INTEGRATED ELECTRO-OPTIC FREQUENCY COMB GENERATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220214597A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17701952

    申请日:2022-03-23

    Abstract: An integrated electro-optic frequency comb generator based on ultralow loss integrated, e.g. thin-film lithium niobate, platform, which enables low power consumption comb generation spanning over a wider range of optical frequencies. The comb generator includes an intensity modulator, and at least one phase modulator, which provides a powerful technique to generate a broad high power comb, without using an optical resonator. A compact integrated electro-optic modulator based frequency comb generator, provides the benefits of integrated, e.g. lithium niobate, platform including low waveguide loss, high electro-optic modulation efficiency, small bending radius and flexible microwave design.

    ELECTRO OPTICAL DEVICES FABRICATED USING DEEP ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210247570A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-12

    申请号:US16871658

    申请日:2020-05-11

    Abstract: An optical device is described. At least a portion of the optical device includes ferroelectric non-linear optical material(s) and is fabricated utilizing ultraviolet lithography. In some aspects the at least the portion of the optical device is fabricated using deep ultraviolet lithography. In some aspects, the short range root mean square surface roughness of a sidewall of the at least the portion of the optical device is less than ten nanometers. In some aspects, the at least the portion of the optical device has a loss of not more than 2 dB/cm.

    LITHIUM NIOBATE DEVICES FABRICATED USING DEEP ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210247545A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-12

    申请号:US16785206

    申请日:2020-02-07

    Abstract: An optical device is described. At least a portion of the optical device includes lithium niobate and is fabricated utilizing ultraviolet lithography. In some aspects the at least the portion of the optical device is fabricated using deep ultraviolet lithography. In some aspects, the short range root mean square surface roughness of a sidewall of the at least the portion of the optical device is less than ten nanometers. In some aspects, the at least the portion of the optical device has a loss of not more than 2 dB/cm.

    Buried back reflector
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12001120B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US17556323

    申请日:2021-12-20

    Abstract: An optical device including a plurality of electrodes, an electro-optic component, an optical grating, and a buried back reflector is described. The electro-optic component includes at least one optical material exhibiting an electro-optic effect. The optical grating is optically coupled with the electro-optic component. In some embodiments, the optical grating includes a vertical optical grating coupler. The buried back reflector is optically coupled with the optical grating. The buried back reflector is configured to increase a coupling efficiency of the optical grating to an out-of-plane optical mode and configured to reduce a performance perturbation to the plurality of electrodes. The buried back reflector may include a metal layer having a thickness of at least thirty nanometers and not more than five hundred nanometers.

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