collaborators

5 papers

physics.optics2026

Broadband suspended lithium tantalate Mach-Zehnder modulator achieving a 460 Gbit/s net data rate

Zihan Li, Alexander Kotz, Adrian Schwarzenberger +2

Thin-film lithium tantalate photonic integrated circuits have recently been demonstrated as a promising next-generation electro-optic platform, offering favorable properties includ…

physics.optics2026

An integrated photonic millimeter-wave receiver with sub-ambient noise

Junyin Zhang, Shuhang Zheng, Jiachen Cai +6

Decades of progress in radiofrequency (RF) transistors and receiver frontends have profoundly impacted wireless communications, remote sensing, navigation, and instrumentation. Gro…

physics.optics2025

Watt-level second harmonic generation in periodically poled thin-film lithium tantalate

Nikolai Kuznetsov, Zihan Li, Tobias J. Kippenberg

Second-harmonic generation (SHG) is a fundamental tool in modern laser technology, enabling coherent frequency conversion to remote optical bands, serving as the basis for self-ref…

physics.optics2025

High-pulse-energy integrated mode-locked lasers based on a Mamyshev oscillator

Zheru Qiu, Jianqi Hu, Xuan Yang +9

Ultrafast lasers have unlocked numerous advances across science and technology: they enable corneal surgery, reveal chemical reaction dynamics, and underpin optical atomic clocks.…

physics.optics2025

Copper Damascene Process-Based High-Performance Thin Film Lithium Tantalate Modulators

Mengxin Lin, Zihan Li, Alexander Kotz +4

Interfacing electrical and optical systems is a ubiquitous requirement for modern networks. Competitive footprint, efficiency, and bandwidth figures have propelled interest in depl…