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    Area of Science:

    • Photonics and Optoelectronics
    • Materials Science
    • Electrical Engineering

    Background:

    • Integrated lithium niobate (LN) electro-optic (EO) modulators are crucial for optical communication due to LN's favorable properties.
    • While the electro-optic bandwidth (BW) and half-wave voltage (Vπ) trade-off is well-studied, the voltage-length product (Vπ·L) and optical insertion loss (IL) trade-off requires further investigation for efficient EO modulators.
    • This Vπ·L-IL trade-off is influenced by electrode geometry, affecting electric field intensity and metallic electrode absorption losses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between electrode design and optical insertion loss in LN modulators.
    • To overcome the Vπ·L-IL trade-off by proposing a novel electrode shape.
    • To numerically demonstrate the performance improvements of the proposed design.

    Main Methods:

    • Analyzed the dependence of absorption loss on electrode width, considering mode coupling between dielectric waveguide and metal-dielectric plasmonic modes.
    • Developed a special electrode shape to suppress this mode coupling.
    • Performed numerical simulations to evaluate propagation loss, Vπ·L, and frequency response (3-dB BW).

    Main Results:

    • The proposed electrode design achieved a 5-fold reduction in propagation loss at the same Vπ·L compared to conventional designs.
    • A 16% reduction in Vπ·L was achieved at the same optical insertion loss.
    • The design maintained modulator frequency response, enabling over 50 GHz 3-dB BW with a 0.8 cm electrode length.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel electrode shape effectively mitigates the Vπ·L-IL trade-off in LN modulators, leading to higher efficiency and lower insertion loss.
    • This design principle can be applied to enhance the performance of various optical devices, including phase shifters, filters, and optical resonators.
    • The findings pave the way for developing next-generation high-performance integrated photonic devices.