The application discloses an MZI type electro-optic modulator based on an electro-optic
polymer /
lithium niobate thin film hetero-integrated
waveguide and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
planar optical waveguide light modulators and preparation thereof.The MZI type electro-optic modulator comprises, from bottom to top, a
silicon substrate, a
silicon dioxide
oxide layer, a
lithium niobate flat plate layer, a
ridge structure
lithium niobate core layer and an electro-optic
polymer upper cladding layer; the
ridge structure
lithium niobate core layer is composed of an input straight
waveguide, an input tapered
waveguide, a first curved waveguide and a second curved waveguide, a first modulation arm straight waveguide and a second modulation arm straight waveguide, a third curved waveguide and a fourth curved waveguide, an output tapered waveguide and an output straight waveguide; and a ground
electrode and a
signal electrode are respectively prepared on the
lithium niobate flat plate layer outside and inside the first modulation arm straight waveguide and the second modulation arm straight waveguide.The application effectively reduces the
modulation efficiency of the modulator, reduces the size of the device, is compatible with a
semiconductor process, can realize large-scale integration and production, and has important practical application value.