• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.323-331
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• 2022

Electro-optic modulator (EOM) takes a vital role in connecting the electric and optical fields. Here, we present a heterogeneously integrated EOM based on the lithium niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) platform. The key modulation waveguide structure is a field-enhanced slot waveguide formed by embedding silicon nanowires in a thin-film lithium niobate (LN), which is different from the previously reported LN ridge or etchless LN waveguides. Based on such slot structure, optical mode field area is reduced and enhanced electric field in the slot region can interact well with LN material with high Electro-optic (EO) coefficient. Therefore, the improvements in both aspects have positive effects on enhancing the modulation performance. From results, the corresponding EOM by adding such modulation waveguide structure achieves better performance, where the key half-wave-voltage-length product (V_𝜋L) and 3 dB EO bandwidth are 1.78 V·cm and 40 GHz under the electrode gap width of only 6 ㎛, respectively. Moreover, Lower V_𝜋L can also be achieved. With these characteristics, such field-enhanced waveguide structure could further promote the development of LNOI-based EOM.

• 한국결정성장학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국결정성장학회 1997년도 Proceedings of the 12th KACG Technical Meeting and the 4th Korea-Japan EMGS (Electronic Materials Growth Symposium)
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• pp.135-138
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• 1997

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2005년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.6
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• pp.397-398
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• 2005

Ferroelectric Lithium niobate ($LiNbO_3$) thin films are fabricated on $Al_2O_3$(0001) substrate using Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD). The various deposition conditions such as substrate temperature, oxygen pressure, and post annealing condition are investigated to deposite c-axis oriented $LiNbO_3$ thin films. Highly c-axis oriented thin films are obtained under the conditions of working pressure of 100 mTorr, deposition for 10 min at $450^{\circ}C$, and in-situ annealing for 40 min. The $LiNbO_3$ thin films are chemically etched after electric poling and the etched configurations are studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM).

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.27-30
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• 2002

Liquid phase epitaxy(LPE)법을 이용하여 ZnO co-doped Er:$LiNbO_3$, 단결정 박막을 $LiNbO_3$ (001) 기판 위에 성장시켰다. ZnO co-doped Er:$LiNbO_3$박막 성장의 초기 융액은 첨가제 $Er_2O_3$ 농도를 1 mol%로 고정시키고 ZnO 농도를 3,5 mol%로 조절하였다. ZnO co-doped Er :$LiNbO_3$박막의 결정성은 $LiNbO_3$ 기판보다 더 우수하였다. ZnO 5mol% 첨가한 경우 박막의 표면에는 수직한 방향과 평행한 방향으로 모두 압축응력이 작용하고 있었다. 또한 ZnO 3mol% 첨가된 Er :$LiNbO_3$박막의 표면은 원래의 $LiNbO_3$기판보다 더 평탄하였다