According to the multi-band acousto-optic modulator and the preparation method thereof, due to the inherent characteristics of multiple acoustic
modes and high acoustic quality factors of a
lithium tantalate material, a plurality of discrete
acoustic resonance bands are excited at the same time through the arranged interdigital electrodes, so that multi-band parallel modulation of optical signals is realized on a single device, and the multi-band acousto-optic modulator has a wide application prospect. The technical defect that an existing acousto-optic modulator is single in working
frequency band is overcome, the overall bandwidth capacity of the modulator is greatly improved, the modulator can directly meet the requirements of
wavelength division
multiplexing,
frequency division multiplexing and other advanced systems for the multi-frequency-band, large-capacity and parallel
signal processing capacity, and compared with the mode that a plurality of discrete modulator arrays are adopted, the multi-frequency-band, large-capacity and parallel
signal processing capacity is achieved. The multi-band
modulation function is integrated on a single device, the overall size of the
system is remarkably reduced, the overall reliability and stability of the
system are improved, the preparation method is compatible with a standard
semiconductor plane process, the process compatibility and the manufacturing yield are improved, and therefore the large-scale production cost is reduced.