CMOS-Compatible, AlScN-Based Integrated Electro-Optic Modulator

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Main Authors: Yoshioka, Valerie, Jin, Jicheng, Zhou, Haiqi, Tang, Zichen, Olsson III, Roy H., Zhen, Bo
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author Yoshioka, Valerie
Jin, Jicheng
Zhou, Haiqi
Tang, Zichen
Olsson III, Roy H.
Zhen, Bo
author_facet Yoshioka, Valerie
Jin, Jicheng
Zhou, Haiqi
Tang, Zichen
Olsson III, Roy H.
Zhen, Bo
contents Commercial production of integrated photonic devices is limited by scalability of desirable material platforms. We explore a relatively new photonic material, AlScN, for its use in electro-optic modulation. Its CMOS-compatibility could facilitate large-scale production of integrated photonic modulators, and it exhibits an enhanced second-order optical nonlinearity compared to intrinsic AlN, indicating the possibility for efficient modulation. Here, we measure the electro-optic effect in AlScN-based modulators, demonstrating $V_πL$ around 750 V$\cdot$cm. Since the electro-optic response is smaller than expected, we discuss potential causes for the reduced response and future outlook for AlScN-based photonics.
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spellingShingle CMOS-Compatible, AlScN-Based Integrated Electro-Optic Modulator
Yoshioka, Valerie
Jin, Jicheng
Zhou, Haiqi
Tang, Zichen
Olsson III, Roy H.
Zhen, Bo
Optics
Applied Physics
Commercial production of integrated photonic devices is limited by scalability of desirable material platforms. We explore a relatively new photonic material, AlScN, for its use in electro-optic modulation. Its CMOS-compatibility could facilitate large-scale production of integrated photonic modulators, and it exhibits an enhanced second-order optical nonlinearity compared to intrinsic AlN, indicating the possibility for efficient modulation. Here, we measure the electro-optic effect in AlScN-based modulators, demonstrating $V_πL$ around 750 V$\cdot$cm. Since the electro-optic response is smaller than expected, we discuss potential causes for the reduced response and future outlook for AlScN-based photonics.
title CMOS-Compatible, AlScN-Based Integrated Electro-Optic Modulator
topic Optics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.11102