Chip-Based Lithium-Niobate Frequency Combs

Abstract

Lithium niobate is an excellent photonic material with large ${\chi }^2$ and ${\chi }^3$ nonlinearities. Recent breakthroughs in nanofabrication technology have enabled ultralow-loss nanophotonic devices based on a lithium-niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) platform. Here we present an overview of recent developments in the LNOI platform for on-chip optical frequency comb generation. These devices could lead to new opportunities for integrated nonlinear photonic devices for classical and quantum photonic applications.

to be published in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

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