Phase matching or quasi-phase matching(QPM)is of significant importance to the conversion efficiency of second harmonic generation(SHG)in artificial nonlinear crystals like lithium niobate(LN)crystal or microstructure...Phase matching or quasi-phase matching(QPM)is of significant importance to the conversion efficiency of second harmonic generation(SHG)in artificial nonlinear crystals like lithium niobate(LN)crystal or microstructured nonlinear crystals like periodic-poled lithium niobate(PPLN)crystals.In this paper,we propose and show that the incident angle of pump laser light can be harnessed as an alternative versatile tool to engineer QPM for high-efficiency SHG in a PPLN crystal,in addition to conventional means of period adjusting or temperature tuning.A rigorous model is established and analytical solution of the nonlinear conversion efficiency under the small and large signal approximation theory is obtained at different incident angles.The variation of phase mismatching and walk-off length with incident angle or incident wavelength are also explored.Numerical simulations for a PPLN crystal with first order QPM structure are used to confirm our theoretical predictions based on the exact analytical solution of the general large-signal theory.The results show that the narrow-band tunable SHG output covers a range of 532 nm–552.8 nm at the ideal incident angle from 0°to 90°.This theoretical scheme,fully considering the reflection and transmission at the air-crystal interface,would offer an efficient theoretical system to evaluate the nonlinear frequency conversion and help to obtain the maximum SHG conversion efficiency by selecting an optimum incident wavelength and incident angle in a specially designed PPLN crystal,which would be very helpful for the design of tunable narrow-band pulse nanosecond,picosecond,and femtosecond laser devices via PPLN and other microstructured LN crystals.展开更多
Recently, nonlinear photonics has attracted considerable interest. Among the nonlinear effects, second harmonic generation(SHG) remains a hot research topic. The recent development of thin film lithium niobate(TFLN) t...Recently, nonlinear photonics has attracted considerable interest. Among the nonlinear effects, second harmonic generation(SHG) remains a hot research topic. The recent development of thin film lithium niobate(TFLN) technology has superior performances to the conventional counterparts. Herein, this review article reveals the recent progress of SHG based on TFLN and its integrated photonics. We mainly discuss and compare the different techniques of TFLN-based structures to boost the nonlinear performances assisted by localizing light in nanostructures and structured waveguides.Moreover, our conclusions and perspectives indicate that more efficient methods need to be further explored for higher SHG conversion efficiency on the TFLN platform.展开更多
Due to its strong piezoelectric effect and photo-elastic property, lithium niobate is widely used for acousto-optical applications. However, conventional bulk lithium niobate waveguide devices exhibit a large footprin...Due to its strong piezoelectric effect and photo-elastic property, lithium niobate is widely used for acousto-optical applications. However, conventional bulk lithium niobate waveguide devices exhibit a large footprint and limited light–sound interaction resulting from the weak guiding of light. Here, we report the first acousto-optical modulators with surface acoustic wave generation, phononic cavity, and low-loss photonic waveguide devices monolithically integrated on a 500 nm thick film of lithium niobate on an insulator. Modulation efficiency was optimized by properly arranging the propagation directions of surface acoustic waves and optical guided modes.The effective photo-elastic coefficient extracted by comparing the first and third harmonic modulation signals from an on-chip Mach–Zehnder interferometer indicates the excellent acousto-optical properties of lithium niobate are preserved in the thin film implementation. Such material property finding is of crucial importance in designing various types of acousto-optical devices. Much stronger amplitude modulation was achieved in a high Q(>300,000) optical resonator due to the higher optical sensitivity. Our results pave the path for developing novel acousto-optical devices using thin film lithium niobate.展开更多
Integrated traveling-wave lithium niobate modulators need relatively large device lengths to achieve low drive voltage. To increase modulation efficiency within a compact footprint, we report an integrated Fabry–Pero...Integrated traveling-wave lithium niobate modulators need relatively large device lengths to achieve low drive voltage. To increase modulation efficiency within a compact footprint, we report an integrated Fabry–Perot-type electro-optic thin film lithium niobate on insulator modulator comprising a phase modulation region sandwiched between two distributed Bragg reflectors. The device exhibits low optical loss and a high tuning efficiency of 15.7 pm/V. We also confirm the modulator's high-speed modulation performance by non-return-to-zero modulation with a data rate up to 56 Gbit/s.展开更多
High-performance thin film lithium niobate(LN) electro-optic modulators with low cost are in demand. Based on photolithography and wet etching, we experimentally demonstrate a thin film LN Mach–Zehnder modulator with...High-performance thin film lithium niobate(LN) electro-optic modulators with low cost are in demand. Based on photolithography and wet etching, we experimentally demonstrate a thin film LN Mach–Zehnder modulator with a 3 d B bandwidth exceeding 110 GHz, which shows the potential of boosting the throughput and reducing cost. The fabricated modulator also exhibits a comparable low half-wave voltage-length product of ~2.37 V · cm, a high extinction ratio of >23 d B, and the propagation loss of optical waveguides of ~0.2 d B/cm. Besides, six-level pulse amplitude modulation up to 250 Gb/s is successfully achieved.展开更多
Lithium niobate on insulator(LNOI)is rising as one of the most promising platforms for integrated photonics due to the high-index-contrast and excellent material properties of lithium niobate,such as wideband transpar...Lithium niobate on insulator(LNOI)is rising as one of the most promising platforms for integrated photonics due to the high-index-contrast and excellent material properties of lithium niobate,such as wideband transparency from visible to mid-infrared,large electro-optic,piezoelectric,and second-order harmonic coefficients.The fast-developing micro-and nanostructuring techniques on LNOI have enabled various structure,devices,systems,and applications.In this contribution,we review the latest developments in this platform,including ultra-high speed electro-optic modulators,optical frequency combs,opto-electro-mechanical system on chip,second-harmonic generation in periodically poled LN waveguides,and efficient edge coupling for LNOI.展开更多
Multi-lane integrated transmitter chips are key components in future compact optical modules to realize high-speed optical interconnects.Thin-film lithium niobate(TFLN)photonics have emerged as a promising platform fo...Multi-lane integrated transmitter chips are key components in future compact optical modules to realize high-speed optical interconnects.Thin-film lithium niobate(TFLN)photonics have emerged as a promising platform for achieving high-performance chip-scale optical systems.Combining a coarse wavelength-division multiplexing(CWDM)devices using fabrication-tolerant angled multimode interferometer structure and high-performance electro-optical modulators,we demonstrate monolithic on-chip four-channel CWDM transmitter on the TFLN platform for the first time.The four-channel CWDM transmitter enables high-speed transmissions of 100 Gb/s data rate per wavelength channel(i.e.,an aggregated date rate of 400 Gb/s).展开更多
Lithium niobate has received interest in nonlinear frequency conversion due to its wide transparency window,from ultraviolet to mid-infrared spectral regions,and large second-order nonlinear susceptibility.However,its...Lithium niobate has received interest in nonlinear frequency conversion due to its wide transparency window,from ultraviolet to mid-infrared spectral regions,and large second-order nonlinear susceptibility.However,its nanostructure is generally difficult to etch,resulting in low-Q resonance and lossy nanostructures for second harmonic generation.By applying the concept of bound states in the continuum,we performed theoretical and experimental investigations on high-Q resonant etchless thin-film lithium niobate with Si O_(2) nanostructures on top for highly efficient second harmonic generation.In the fabricated nanostructured devices,a resonance with a Q factor of 980 leads to the strong enhancement of second harmonic generation by over 1500 times compared with that in unpatterned lithium niobate thin film.Although the pump slightly deviates from central resonance,an absolute conversion efficiency of 6.87×10^(-7) can be achieved with the fundamental pump peak intensity of 44.65 MW/cm^(2),thus contributing to the normalized conversion efficiency of 1.54×10^(-5)cm^(2)/GW.Our work establishes an etchless lithium niobate device for various applications,such as integrated nonlinear nanophotonics,terahertz frequency generation,and quantum information processing.展开更多
The molecular dynamic simulation of lithium niobate thin films deposited on silicon substrate is carried out by using the dissipative particle dynamics method. The simulation results show that the Si(111) surface is m...The molecular dynamic simulation of lithium niobate thin films deposited on silicon substrate is carried out by using the dissipative particle dynamics method. The simulation results show that the Si(111) surface is more suitable for the growth of smooth Li Nb O3 thin films compared to the Si(100) surface, and the optimal deposition temperature is around873 K, which is consistent with the atomic force microscope results. In addition, the calculation molecular number is increased to take the electron spins and other molecular details into account.展开更多
Combining a Ti-diffusion periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN)waveguide with a Sagnac interferometer,two opposite directions type-II spontaneous parametric down conversions(SPDC)occur coherently and yield a high br...Combining a Ti-diffusion periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN)waveguide with a Sagnac interferometer,two opposite directions type-II spontaneous parametric down conversions(SPDC)occur coherently and yield a high brightness,high stability polarization entanglement source.The source produces degenerate photon pairs at 1540.4 nm with a brightness of B=(1.36±0.03)×10^(6) pairs/(s·nm·m W).We perform quantum state tomography to reconstruct the density matrix of the output state and obtain a fidelity of F=0.983±0.001.The high brightness and phase stability of our waveguide source enable a wide range of quantum information experiments operating at a low pump power as well as hold the advantage in mass production which can promote the practical applications of quantum technologies.展开更多
Generation of hyperentangled photon pairs is investigated based on the lithium niobate straight waveguide.We propose to use the nonlinear optical process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion(SPDC)and a well-desig...Generation of hyperentangled photon pairs is investigated based on the lithium niobate straight waveguide.We propose to use the nonlinear optical process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion(SPDC)and a well-designed lithium niobate waveguide structure to generate a hyperentangled(in the polarization dimension and the energy-time dimension)two-photon state.By performing numerical simulations of the waveguide structure and calculating the possible polarization states,joint spectral amplitudes(JSA),and joint temporal amplitudes(JTA)of the generated photon pair,we show that the generated photon pair is indeed hyperentangled in both the polarization dimension and the energy-time dimension.展开更多
A tin film of 320 nm in thickness on Cu foil and its composite film with graphite of ～50 nm in thickness on it were fabricated by magnetron sputtering. The surface morphology, composition, surface distributions of al...A tin film of 320 nm in thickness on Cu foil and its composite film with graphite of ～50 nm in thickness on it were fabricated by magnetron sputtering. The surface morphology, composition, surface distributions of alloy elements, and lithium intercalation/de-intercalation behaviors of the fabricated films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and galvanostatic charge/discharge (GC) measurements. It is found that the lithium intercalation/de-intercalation behavior of the Sn film can be significantly improved by its composite with graphite. With cycling, the discharge capacity of the Sn film without composite changes from 570 mAh/g of the 2nd cycle to 270 mAh/g of the 20th cycle, and its efficiency for the discharge and charge is between 90% and 95%. Nevertheless, the discharge capacity of the composite Sn/C film changes from 575 mAh/g of the 2nd cycle to 515 mAh/g of the 20th cycle, and its efficiency for the discharge and charge is between 95% and 100%. The performance improvement of tin by its composite with graphite is ascribed to the retardation of the bulk tin cracking from volume change during lithium intercalation and de-intercalation, which leads to the pulverization of tin.展开更多
In this contribution,we simulate,design,and experimentally demonstrate an integrated optical isolator based on spatiotemporal modulation in the thin-film lithium niobate on an insulator waveguide platform.We used two ...In this contribution,we simulate,design,and experimentally demonstrate an integrated optical isolator based on spatiotemporal modulation in the thin-film lithium niobate on an insulator waveguide platform.We used two cascaded travelling wave phase modulators for spatiotemporal modulation and a racetrack resonator as a wavelength filter to suppress the sidebands of the reverse propagating light.This enabled us to achieve an isolation of 27 dB.The demonstrated suppression of the reverse propagating light makes such isolators suitable for the integration with III-V laser diodes and Erbium doped gain sections in the thin-film lithium niobate on the insulator waveguide platform.展开更多
As essential electrochromic(EC) materials are related to energy savings in fenestration technology,tungsten oxide(WO3) films have been intensively studied recently.In order to achieve better understanding of the mecha...As essential electrochromic(EC) materials are related to energy savings in fenestration technology,tungsten oxide(WO3) films have been intensively studied recently.In order to achieve better understanding of the mechanism of EC properties,and thus facilitate optimization of device performance,clarification of the correlation between cation storage and transfer properties and the coloration performance is needed.In this study,transparent polycrystalline and amorphous WO3 thin films were deposited on SnO2:F-coated glass substrates by the pulsed laser deposition technique.Investigation into optical transmittance in a wavelength range of 400-800 nm measured at a current density of 130 μA·cm-2 with the applied potential ranging from 3.2 to 2.2 V indicates that polycrystalline films have a larger optical modulation of ～ 30% at 600 nm and a larger coloration switch time of 95 s in the whole wavelength range compared with amorphous films(～ 24% and 50 s).Meanwhile,under the same conditions,polycrystalline films show a larger lithium storage capacity corresponding to a Li/W ratio of 0.5,a smaller lithium diffusion coefficient(2×10-12cm2·s-1 for Li/W=0.24) compared with the amorphous ones,which have a Li/W ratio of 0.29 and a coefficient of ～2.5×10-11cm2·s-1 as Li/W=0.24.These results demonstrate that the large optical modulation relates to the large lithium storage capacity,and the fast coloration transition is associated with fast lithium diffusion.展开更多
Based on the first-principles plane wave pseudo-potential method, the electronic structure and electrochemical performance of LixSn4Sb4 (x=2, 4, 6, and 8) and LixSn12-xSb4 (x=9, 10, 11, and 12) phases were calculated....Based on the first-principles plane wave pseudo-potential method, the electronic structure and electrochemical performance of LixSn4Sb4 (x=2, 4, 6, and 8) and LixSn12-xSb4 (x=9, 10, 11, and 12) phases were calculated. A Sn-Sb thin film on a Cu foil was also prepared by radio frequency magnetron sputtering. The surface morphology, composition, and lithium intercalation/extraction behavior of the fabricated film were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Lithium atoms can easily insert into and extract out of the β-SnSb cell due to the low lithium intercalation formation energy. It is found that lithium atoms first occupy the interstitial sites, and then Sn atoms at the lattice positions are replaced by excessive lithium. The dissociative Sn atoms continue to produce different Li-Sn phases, which will affect the electrode stability and lead to the undesirable effect due to their large volume expansion ratio. The calculated lithium intercalation potential is stable at about 0.7 V, which is consistent with the experimental result.展开更多
All-solid-state thin-film lithium batteries(TFLBs)are the ideal wireless power sources for on-chip micro/nanodevices due to the significant advantages of safety,portability,and integration.As the bottleneck for increa...All-solid-state thin-film lithium batteries(TFLBs)are the ideal wireless power sources for on-chip micro/nanodevices due to the significant advantages of safety,portability,and integration.As the bottleneck for increasing the energy density of TFLBs,the key components of cathode,electrolyte,and anode are still underway to be improved.In this review,a brief history of TFLBs is first outlined by presenting several TFLB configurations.Based on the state-of-the-art materials developed for lithium-ion batteries(LIBs),the challenges and related strategies for the application of those potential electrode and electrolyte materials in TFLBs are discussed.Given the advanced manufacture and characterization techniques,the recent advances of TFLBs are reviewed for pursuing the high-energy-density and long-termdurability demands,which could guide the development of future TFLBs and analogous all-solid-state lithium batteries.展开更多
Thin-film lithium-ion battery of LiMn2O4/Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3/LiMn2O4 was fabricated using Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 sintered pellet as both substrate and electrolyte. Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 sintered pellet was prepared b...Thin-film lithium-ion battery of LiMn2O4/Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3/LiMn2O4 was fabricated using Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 sintered pellet as both substrate and electrolyte. Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 sintered pellet was prepared by sol-gel technique, and the thin-film battery was heat-treated by rapid thermal annealing. Phase identification, morphology and electrochemical properties of the components and thin-film battery were investigated by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic charge-discharge experiments. The results show that Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 possesses a electrochemical window of 2.4 V and an ionic conductivity of 1.2 ×10-4 S/cm. With Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 sintered pellet as both substrate and solid electrolyte, the fabricated thin-film battery with an open circuit voltage of 1.2V can be easily cycled.展开更多
The prediction of indentation depth of abrasive grain in hydrophilic fixed-abrasive(FA)lapping is crucial for controlling material removal rate and surface quality of the work-piece being machined.By applying the theo...The prediction of indentation depth of abrasive grain in hydrophilic fixed-abrasive(FA)lapping is crucial for controlling material removal rate and surface quality of the work-piece being machined.By applying the theory of contact mechanics,a theoretical model of the indentation depth of abrasive grain was developed and the relationships between indentation depth and properties of contact pairs and abrasive back-off were studied.Also,the average surface roughness(Ra)of lapped wafer was approximately calculated according to the obtained indentation depth.To verify the rationality of the proposed model,a series of lapping experiments on lithium niobate(LN)wafers were carried out,whose average surface roughness Ra was measured by atomic force microscope(AFM).The experimental results were coincided with the theoretical predictions,verifying the rationality of the proposed model.It is concluded that the indentation depth of the fixed abrasive was primarily affected by the applied load,wafer micro hardness and pad Young′s modulus and so on.Moreover,the larger the applied load,the more significant the back-off of the abrasive grain.The model established in this paper is helpful to the design of FA pad and its machining parameters,and the prediction of Ra as well.展开更多
This paper reports a continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO 4 laser. Consi...This paper reports a continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO 4 laser. Considering the thermal lens effects, it adopted an optical ballast lens and the near-concentric cavity for better operation. At the PPLN's grating period of 28.5 μm and the temperature of 140 C, the maximum idler output power of 155 mW at 3.86 μm has been achieved when the 808 nm pump power is 8.5 W, leading to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 1.82%.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11974119)the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2020B010190001)+2 种基金the Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program(Grant No.2016ZT06C594)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2018YFA,0306200,and 2019YFB2203500)the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou City(Grant No.2023A04J1309).
文摘Phase matching or quasi-phase matching(QPM)is of significant importance to the conversion efficiency of second harmonic generation(SHG)in artificial nonlinear crystals like lithium niobate(LN)crystal or microstructured nonlinear crystals like periodic-poled lithium niobate(PPLN)crystals.In this paper,we propose and show that the incident angle of pump laser light can be harnessed as an alternative versatile tool to engineer QPM for high-efficiency SHG in a PPLN crystal,in addition to conventional means of period adjusting or temperature tuning.A rigorous model is established and analytical solution of the nonlinear conversion efficiency under the small and large signal approximation theory is obtained at different incident angles.The variation of phase mismatching and walk-off length with incident angle or incident wavelength are also explored.Numerical simulations for a PPLN crystal with first order QPM structure are used to confirm our theoretical predictions based on the exact analytical solution of the general large-signal theory.The results show that the narrow-band tunable SHG output covers a range of 532 nm–552.8 nm at the ideal incident angle from 0°to 90°.This theoretical scheme,fully considering the reflection and transmission at the air-crystal interface,would offer an efficient theoretical system to evaluate the nonlinear frequency conversion and help to obtain the maximum SHG conversion efficiency by selecting an optimum incident wavelength and incident angle in a specially designed PPLN crystal,which would be very helpful for the design of tunable narrow-band pulse nanosecond,picosecond,and femtosecond laser devices via PPLN and other microstructured LN crystals.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61775084,61705089,61705087,62075088,and 61505069)NSAF(No.U2030103)+3 种基金Guangdong Special Support Program(No.2016TQ03X962)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Nos.2021A0505030036,2020A151501791,and 2021A1515011875)Open Fund of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information PhotonicsTechnologyofGuangdongUniversityof Technology(No.GKPT20-03)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.11620444)。
文摘Recently, nonlinear photonics has attracted considerable interest. Among the nonlinear effects, second harmonic generation(SHG) remains a hot research topic. The recent development of thin film lithium niobate(TFLN) technology has superior performances to the conventional counterparts. Herein, this review article reveals the recent progress of SHG based on TFLN and its integrated photonics. We mainly discuss and compare the different techniques of TFLN-based structures to boost the nonlinear performances assisted by localizing light in nanostructures and structured waveguides.Moreover, our conclusions and perspectives indicate that more efficient methods need to be further explored for higher SHG conversion efficiency on the TFLN platform.
基金Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA)(N66001-16-1-4025)
文摘Due to its strong piezoelectric effect and photo-elastic property, lithium niobate is widely used for acousto-optical applications. However, conventional bulk lithium niobate waveguide devices exhibit a large footprint and limited light–sound interaction resulting from the weak guiding of light. Here, we report the first acousto-optical modulators with surface acoustic wave generation, phononic cavity, and low-loss photonic waveguide devices monolithically integrated on a 500 nm thick film of lithium niobate on an insulator. Modulation efficiency was optimized by properly arranging the propagation directions of surface acoustic waves and optical guided modes.The effective photo-elastic coefficient extracted by comparing the first and third harmonic modulation signals from an on-chip Mach–Zehnder interferometer indicates the excellent acousto-optical properties of lithium niobate are preserved in the thin film implementation. Such material property finding is of crucial importance in designing various types of acousto-optical devices. Much stronger amplitude modulation was achieved in a high Q(>300,000) optical resonator due to the higher optical sensitivity. Our results pave the path for developing novel acousto-optical devices using thin film lithium niobate.
基金partially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2019YFA0705000 and 2019YFB1803900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11690031 and 11761131001)+3 种基金the Key R&D Program of Guangdong Province(No.2018B030329001)the Local Innovative and Research Teams Project of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program(No.2017BT01X121)the Innovation Fund of WNLO(No.2018WNLOKF010)the Project of Key Laboratory of Radar Imaging and Microwave Photonics,Ministry of Education(No.RIMP2019003)。
文摘Integrated traveling-wave lithium niobate modulators need relatively large device lengths to achieve low drive voltage. To increase modulation efficiency within a compact footprint, we report an integrated Fabry–Perot-type electro-optic thin film lithium niobate on insulator modulator comprising a phase modulation region sandwiched between two distributed Bragg reflectors. The device exhibits low optical loss and a high tuning efficiency of 15.7 pm/V. We also confirm the modulator's high-speed modulation performance by non-return-to-zero modulation with a data rate up to 56 Gbit/s.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61690194 and 61911530162)。
文摘High-performance thin film lithium niobate(LN) electro-optic modulators with low cost are in demand. Based on photolithography and wet etching, we experimentally demonstrate a thin film LN Mach–Zehnder modulator with a 3 d B bandwidth exceeding 110 GHz, which shows the potential of boosting the throughput and reducing cost. The fabricated modulator also exhibits a comparable low half-wave voltage-length product of ~2.37 V · cm, a high extinction ratio of >23 d B, and the propagation loss of optical waveguides of ~0.2 d B/cm. Besides, six-level pulse amplitude modulation up to 250 Gb/s is successfully achieved.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFB2203800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61835008,61905079,and 61905084.
文摘Lithium niobate on insulator(LNOI)is rising as one of the most promising platforms for integrated photonics due to the high-index-contrast and excellent material properties of lithium niobate,such as wideband transparency from visible to mid-infrared,large electro-optic,piezoelectric,and second-order harmonic coefficients.The fast-developing micro-and nanostructuring techniques on LNOI have enabled various structure,devices,systems,and applications.In this contribution,we review the latest developments in this platform,including ultra-high speed electro-optic modulators,optical frequency combs,opto-electro-mechanical system on chip,second-harmonic generation in periodically poled LN waveguides,and efficient edge coupling for LNOI.
基金This work is supported partially by the National Major Research and Development Program(2019YFB1803902)National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(62135012,62105107)+3 种基金Leading Innovative and Entrepreneur Team Introduction Program of Zhejiang(2021R01001)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021A 1515012215,2021B1515120057)Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(2019A050510039)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2021QNA5001).
文摘Multi-lane integrated transmitter chips are key components in future compact optical modules to realize high-speed optical interconnects.Thin-film lithium niobate(TFLN)photonics have emerged as a promising platform for achieving high-performance chip-scale optical systems.Combining a coarse wavelength-division multiplexing(CWDM)devices using fabrication-tolerant angled multimode interferometer structure and high-performance electro-optical modulators,we demonstrate monolithic on-chip four-channel CWDM transmitter on the TFLN platform for the first time.The four-channel CWDM transmitter enables high-speed transmissions of 100 Gb/s data rate per wavelength channel(i.e.,an aggregated date rate of 400 Gb/s).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61775084, and 62075088)the National Safety Academic Fund (Grant No. U2030103)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Grant Nos. 2020A1515010791, and 2021A0505030036)the Open Fund of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology of Guangdong University of Technology (Grant No. GKPT20-03)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant Nos. 21622107, and 21622403)。
文摘Lithium niobate has received interest in nonlinear frequency conversion due to its wide transparency window,from ultraviolet to mid-infrared spectral regions,and large second-order nonlinear susceptibility.However,its nanostructure is generally difficult to etch,resulting in low-Q resonance and lossy nanostructures for second harmonic generation.By applying the concept of bound states in the continuum,we performed theoretical and experimental investigations on high-Q resonant etchless thin-film lithium niobate with Si O_(2) nanostructures on top for highly efficient second harmonic generation.In the fabricated nanostructured devices,a resonance with a Q factor of 980 leads to the strong enhancement of second harmonic generation by over 1500 times compared with that in unpatterned lithium niobate thin film.Although the pump slightly deviates from central resonance,an absolute conversion efficiency of 6.87×10^(-7) can be achieved with the fundamental pump peak intensity of 44.65 MW/cm^(2),thus contributing to the normalized conversion efficiency of 1.54×10^(-5)cm^(2)/GW.Our work establishes an etchless lithium niobate device for various applications,such as integrated nonlinear nanophotonics,terahertz frequency generation,and quantum information processing.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2011CB922003)the International S&T Cooperation Program of China(Grant No.2013DFG52660)+1 种基金the Taishan Scholar Construction Project Special Fund,Chinathe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant Nos.65030091 and 65010961)
文摘The molecular dynamic simulation of lithium niobate thin films deposited on silicon substrate is carried out by using the dissipative particle dynamics method. The simulation results show that the Si(111) surface is more suitable for the growth of smooth Li Nb O3 thin films compared to the Si(100) surface, and the optimal deposition temperature is around873 K, which is consistent with the atomic force microscope results. In addition, the calculation molecular number is increased to take the electron spins and other molecular details into account.
基金Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2022YFF0712800 and 2019YFA0308700)。
文摘Combining a Ti-diffusion periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN)waveguide with a Sagnac interferometer,two opposite directions type-II spontaneous parametric down conversions(SPDC)occur coherently and yield a high brightness,high stability polarization entanglement source.The source produces degenerate photon pairs at 1540.4 nm with a brightness of B=(1.36±0.03)×10^(6) pairs/(s·nm·m W).We perform quantum state tomography to reconstruct the density matrix of the output state and obtain a fidelity of F=0.983±0.001.The high brightness and phase stability of our waveguide source enable a wide range of quantum information experiments operating at a low pump power as well as hold the advantage in mass production which can promote the practical applications of quantum technologies.
基金the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province of China(Grant No.2018B030325002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62075129)+1 种基金the Open Project Program of SJTU-Pinghu Institute of Intelligent Optoelectronics(Grant No.2022SPIOE204)the Science and Technology on Metrology and Calibration Laboratory(Grant No.JLJK2022001B002)。
文摘Generation of hyperentangled photon pairs is investigated based on the lithium niobate straight waveguide.We propose to use the nonlinear optical process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion(SPDC)and a well-designed lithium niobate waveguide structure to generate a hyperentangled(in the polarization dimension and the energy-time dimension)two-photon state.By performing numerical simulations of the waveguide structure and calculating the possible polarization states,joint spectral amplitudes(JSA),and joint temporal amplitudes(JTA)of the generated photon pair,we show that the generated photon pair is indeed hyperentangled in both the polarization dimension and the energy-time dimension.
基金the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50771046 and 20373016) the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 05200534)the Key Projects of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City, China (Nos. 2006A10704003 and 2006Z3-D2031)
文摘A tin film of 320 nm in thickness on Cu foil and its composite film with graphite of ～50 nm in thickness on it were fabricated by magnetron sputtering. The surface morphology, composition, surface distributions of alloy elements, and lithium intercalation/de-intercalation behaviors of the fabricated films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and galvanostatic charge/discharge (GC) measurements. It is found that the lithium intercalation/de-intercalation behavior of the Sn film can be significantly improved by its composite with graphite. With cycling, the discharge capacity of the Sn film without composite changes from 570 mAh/g of the 2nd cycle to 270 mAh/g of the 20th cycle, and its efficiency for the discharge and charge is between 90% and 95%. Nevertheless, the discharge capacity of the composite Sn/C film changes from 575 mAh/g of the 2nd cycle to 515 mAh/g of the 20th cycle, and its efficiency for the discharge and charge is between 95% and 100%. The performance improvement of tin by its composite with graphite is ascribed to the retardation of the bulk tin cracking from volume change during lithium intercalation and de-intercalation, which leads to the pulverization of tin.
基金This work was supported by the Australian Research Council(ARC)grants DP190102773,DP190101576,DP220100488.
文摘In this contribution,we simulate,design,and experimentally demonstrate an integrated optical isolator based on spatiotemporal modulation in the thin-film lithium niobate on an insulator waveguide platform.We used two cascaded travelling wave phase modulators for spatiotemporal modulation and a racetrack resonator as a wavelength filter to suppress the sidebands of the reverse propagating light.This enabled us to achieve an isolation of 27 dB.The demonstrated suppression of the reverse propagating light makes such isolators suitable for the integration with III-V laser diodes and Erbium doped gain sections in the thin-film lithium niobate on the insulator waveguide platform.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10979069)the "Hundred Talent Program" of Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘As essential electrochromic(EC) materials are related to energy savings in fenestration technology,tungsten oxide(WO3) films have been intensively studied recently.In order to achieve better understanding of the mechanism of EC properties,and thus facilitate optimization of device performance,clarification of the correlation between cation storage and transfer properties and the coloration performance is needed.In this study,transparent polycrystalline and amorphous WO3 thin films were deposited on SnO2:F-coated glass substrates by the pulsed laser deposition technique.Investigation into optical transmittance in a wavelength range of 400-800 nm measured at a current density of 130 μA·cm-2 with the applied potential ranging from 3.2 to 2.2 V indicates that polycrystalline films have a larger optical modulation of ～ 30% at 600 nm and a larger coloration switch time of 95 s in the whole wavelength range compared with amorphous films(～ 24% and 50 s).Meanwhile,under the same conditions,polycrystalline films show a larger lithium storage capacity corresponding to a Li/W ratio of 0.5,a smaller lithium diffusion coefficient(2×10-12cm2·s-1 for Li/W=0.24) compared with the amorphous ones,which have a Li/W ratio of 0.29 and a coefficient of ～2.5×10-11cm2·s-1 as Li/W=0.24.These results demonstrate that the large optical modulation relates to the large lithium storage capacity,and the fast coloration transition is associated with fast lithium diffusion.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No.50771046)the Educational Commission of Guangdong Province,China (No.C10179)
文摘Based on the first-principles plane wave pseudo-potential method, the electronic structure and electrochemical performance of LixSn4Sb4 (x=2, 4, 6, and 8) and LixSn12-xSb4 (x=9, 10, 11, and 12) phases were calculated. A Sn-Sb thin film on a Cu foil was also prepared by radio frequency magnetron sputtering. The surface morphology, composition, and lithium intercalation/extraction behavior of the fabricated film were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Lithium atoms can easily insert into and extract out of the β-SnSb cell due to the low lithium intercalation formation energy. It is found that lithium atoms first occupy the interstitial sites, and then Sn atoms at the lattice positions are replaced by excessive lithium. The dissociative Sn atoms continue to produce different Li-Sn phases, which will affect the electrode stability and lead to the undesirable effect due to their large volume expansion ratio. The calculated lithium intercalation potential is stable at about 0.7 V, which is consistent with the experimental result.
基金financial support from the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0202602)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51931006, 51871188, and 51701169)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China (No. 2019J06003 and 2020J05014)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Xiamen University: Nos. 20720200080, 20720200068, and 20720190007)the “Double-First Class” Foundation of Materials Intel igent Manufacturing Discipline of Xiamen University
文摘All-solid-state thin-film lithium batteries(TFLBs)are the ideal wireless power sources for on-chip micro/nanodevices due to the significant advantages of safety,portability,and integration.As the bottleneck for increasing the energy density of TFLBs,the key components of cathode,electrolyte,and anode are still underway to be improved.In this review,a brief history of TFLBs is first outlined by presenting several TFLB configurations.Based on the state-of-the-art materials developed for lithium-ion batteries(LIBs),the challenges and related strategies for the application of those potential electrode and electrolyte materials in TFLBs are discussed.Given the advanced manufacture and characterization techniques,the recent advances of TFLBs are reviewed for pursuing the high-energy-density and long-termdurability demands,which could guide the development of future TFLBs and analogous all-solid-state lithium batteries.
基金Projects(03JJY6005 04JJ4038) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China Project(05C140) supported by the Education Office of Hunan Province, China
文摘Thin-film lithium-ion battery of LiMn2O4/Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3/LiMn2O4 was fabricated using Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 sintered pellet as both substrate and electrolyte. Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 sintered pellet was prepared by sol-gel technique, and the thin-film battery was heat-treated by rapid thermal annealing. Phase identification, morphology and electrochemical properties of the components and thin-film battery were investigated by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic charge-discharge experiments. The results show that Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 possesses a electrochemical window of 2.4 V and an ionic conductivity of 1.2 ×10-4 S/cm. With Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 sintered pellet as both substrate and solid electrolyte, the fabricated thin-film battery with an open circuit voltage of 1.2V can be easily cycled.
基金supported by the Science Foundation of Aviation(No.2014ZE52055)the National Science Foundation of China(No.51675276)+1 种基金the Funding of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education(No.KYLX_0231)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘The prediction of indentation depth of abrasive grain in hydrophilic fixed-abrasive(FA)lapping is crucial for controlling material removal rate and surface quality of the work-piece being machined.By applying the theory of contact mechanics,a theoretical model of the indentation depth of abrasive grain was developed and the relationships between indentation depth and properties of contact pairs and abrasive back-off were studied.Also,the average surface roughness(Ra)of lapped wafer was approximately calculated according to the obtained indentation depth.To verify the rationality of the proposed model,a series of lapping experiments on lithium niobate(LN)wafers were carried out,whose average surface roughness Ra was measured by atomic force microscope(AFM).The experimental results were coincided with the theoretical predictions,verifying the rationality of the proposed model.It is concluded that the indentation depth of the fixed abrasive was primarily affected by the applied load,wafer micro hardness and pad Young′s modulus and so on.Moreover,the larger the applied load,the more significant the back-off of the abrasive grain.The model established in this paper is helpful to the design of FA pad and its machining parameters,and the prediction of Ra as well.
基金Project supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10474071, 60637010, 60671036 and60278001)Tianjin Applied Fundamental Research Project, China (07JCZDJC05900)
文摘This paper reports a continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO 4 laser. Considering the thermal lens effects, it adopted an optical ballast lens and the near-concentric cavity for better operation. At the PPLN's grating period of 28.5 μm and the temperature of 140 C, the maximum idler output power of 155 mW at 3.86 μm has been achieved when the 808 nm pump power is 8.5 W, leading to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 1.82%.
