Integrated O- and C-band Silicon-Lithium Niobate Mach-Zehnder Modulators with 100 GHz Bandwidth, Low Voltage, and Low Loss

Abstract

Broadband integrated thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) electro-optic modulators (EOM) are desirable for optical communications and signal processing in both the O-band (1310 nm) and C-band (1550 nm). To address these needs, we design and demonstrate Mach-Zehnder (MZ) EOM devices in a hybrid platform based on TFLN bonded to foundry-fabricated silicon photonic waveguides. Using a single silicon lithography step and a single bonding step, we realize MZ EOM devices which cover both wavelength ranges on the same chip. The EOM devices achieve 100 GHz EO bandwidth (referenced to 1 GHz) and about 2-3 V$.$cm figure-of-merit ($V_{\pi }L$) with low on-chip optical loss in both the O-band and C-band.

21 pages, 11 figures

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