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Main Authors: Yu, Yalong, Ren, Yekai, Chen, Nuo, Chu, Tao
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.19044
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  • Thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) modulators, despite their superior electro-optic performance, face critical DC drift challenges under low-frequency or prolonged operation. In this work, we demonstrate a novel suppression strategy by exciting multiferroic skyrmions in TFLN, achieving drift-free square-wave modulation for voer 1 hour-the first solution eliminating feedback systems. This breakthrough originates from dual carrier suppression mechanisms:(1) charge density reduction via skyrmion-induced polarization nano-regions (PNRs) excitation, and (2) mean free path restriction through polarization gradients at PNRs domain walls. By directly targeting the root cause of DC drift-mobile charge redistribution-our method uniquely preserves the essential SiO2 upper cladding, resolving the longstanding trade-off between drift mitigation and waveguide protection. Crucially, our work also provides the first experimental observation of interconversion between short-term drift (seconds-scale transient overshoot) and long-term drift (hours-scale baseline shift), offering critical insights into their unified origin.