Fundamental mode hybridization in a thin film lithium niobate ridge waveguide.
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Abstract
The high performance of thin film lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) platform shows potential for electro-optical signal processing and nonlinear optics systems. To realize precise polarization management for sub-wavelength devices, we theoretically and experimentally investigate fundamental transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) mode hybridization in an x-cut LNOI ridge waveguide. Sudden jumps in the free-spectrum-range (FSR) of these modes in a fabricated microring resonator demonstrate the mode hybridization. The measured Q-factor of the lithium niobate (LN) microring is 1.78 million near the critical coupling condition. The hybridization wavelength was designed at 1562 nm and observed at 1537 nm. Potential applications include fundamental mode conversion, polarization rotation, polarization splitter, and polarization insensitive waveguides in optical receiver module.
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- PubMed ID:
- 31878734
- DOI:
- 10.1364/OE.27.035659
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