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Differential lithium niobate modulator

A technology for separating lithium niobate and a modulator is applied in the field of differential lithium niobate modulator, which can solve the problems of reduced performance of the modulator, easy to be affected by external noise, increased cost, etc., so as to improve the modulation depth, improve the modulation efficiency, Strong anti-interference ability

Active Publication Date: 2020-04-10
WUHAN POST & TELECOMM RES INST CO LTD +1
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[0003] In the prior art, due to the characteristics of lithium niobate materials, high-speed lithium niobate modulators are generally designed based on a single-ended structure, but the modulator with a single-ended structure has low anti-interference ability and is easily affected by external noise, resulting in Modulator Performance Degradation
On the other hand, due to the limitation of the output voltage of the driver, the modulation depth of the single-ended structure modulator is relatively low, so it is necessary to increase the output voltage of the driver or increase the structural size of the modulator, resulting in a decrease in the performance of the modulator and an increase in cost

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[0028] see figure 1 As shown, the embodiment of the present invention provides a differential lithium niobate modulator, which includes a base layer 1, a substrate layer 2, an integrated waveguide layer 3, and a cover layer 4 from bottom to top, and the integrated waveguide layer 3 includes lithium niobate A waveguide layer 301 and two high refractive index layers 302 distributed at intervals, the high refractive index layer 302 is located between the lithium niobate waveguide layer 301 and the cladding layer 4; at the same time,

[0029] The modulator also includes a first electrode group 5 and two oppositely arranged second electrode groups 6, the first electrode group 5 is located in the substrate layer 2, and the two second electrode groups 6 are located in the Above the integrated waveguide layer (3);

[0030] The first electrode group 5 includes a first metal electrode 501 in direct contact with a first conductive layer 502 from bottom to top, and the projections of the...

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[0040] The difference between the embodiment of the present invention and the first embodiment is only that there are isolations between the first conductive layer 502 and the lithium niobate waveguide layer 301, and between the second conductive layer 601 and the high refractive index layer 302. layer, the isolation layer is a low refractive index material.

[0041] The working principle of the electro-optic modulator provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

[0042] The electro-optic modulator provided by the present invention is a differential lithium niobate modulator, wherein the first electrode group is "ground" and can be marked as "G"; the two symmetrically placed second electrode groups are two signal electrodes, which are respectively marked as "S1" and "S2". When the differential modulator is in operation, different voltages are applied to the two signal electrodes "S1" and "S2", respectively. In the embodiment of the present invention, t...

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Abstract

The invention discloses a differential lithium niobate modulator, and relates to the technical field of optical communication devices. The differential lithium niobate modulator sequentially comprisesa base layer, a substrate layer, an integrated waveguide layer and a covering layer from the bottom to the top, the integrated waveguide layer comprises a lithium niobate waveguide layer and two highrefractive index layers distributed at an interval, and the high refractive index layers are located between the lithium niobate waveguide layer and the covering layer. Meanwhile, the modulator further comprises a first electrode group and two second electrode groups which are oppositely arranged, the first electrode group is located in the substrate layer, and the two second electrode groups arelocated above the integrated waveguide layer; the first electrode group sequentially comprises a first metal electrode and a first conductive layer which are in direct contact from bottom to top; andthe second electrode group sequentially comprises a second conductive layer and a second metal electrode which are in direct contact from bottom to top. The differential lithium niobate modulator provided by the invention has the advantages of strong anti-interference capability, small structural size, high adjustment efficiency and the like.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of optical communication devices, in particular to a differential lithium niobate modulator. Background technique [0002] Due to the excellent performance of lithium niobate material, it has the advantages of high electro-optic response, high intrinsic bandwidth, wide transparent window (0.35um-5um) and good thermal stability, so lithium niobate material has been widely researched and applied in electro-optic modulators. . Especially with the rapid development of thin-film lithium niobate in recent years and the solution of the lithium niobate waveguide etching problem, thin-film lithium niobate modulators have been extensively studied. Compared with traditional lithium niobate modulators, thin film lithium niobate modulators have the advantages of high modulation bandwidth, small structure size and high regulation efficiency. [0003] In the prior art, due to the characteristics of lithium niobate materi...

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IPC IPC(8): G02F1/03G02F1/035
CPCG02F1/0316G02F1/0327G02F1/035
Inventor 张宇光肖希李淼峰胡晓陈代高王磊冯朋余少华
Owner WUHAN POST & TELECOMM RES INST CO LTD