QAM signal with electric field sensor based on thin-film lithium niobate [Invited]

被引:4
作者
Li, Tingan [1 ]
Liu, Zhao [1 ]
Pan, An [1 ]
Shang, Chenglin [1 ]
Liu, Yong [2 ]
Zeng, Cheng [1 ]
Xia, Jinsong [1 ]
机构
[1] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Wuhan Natl Lab Optoelect, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Optoelect Sci & Engn, Chengdu 610054, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
thin-film lithium niobate; electric field sensor; QAM signal; ANTENNA-COUPLED ELECTRODES; ELECTROOPTIC MODULATOR; MICROWAVE;
D O I
10.3788/COL202321.120041
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Large-bandwidth, high-sensitivity, and large dynamic range electric field sensors are gradually replacing their traditional counterparts. The lithium-niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) material has emerged as an ideal platform for developing such devices, owing to its low optical loss, high electro-optical modulation efficiency, and significant bandwidth potential. In this paper, we propose and demonstrate an electric field sensor based on LNOI. The sensor consists of an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) and a tapered dipole antenna array. The measured fiber-to-fiber loss is less than -6.7 dB, while the MZI structure exhibits an extinction ratio of greater than 20 dB. Moreover, 64-QAM signals at 2 GHz were measured, showing an error vector magnitude (EVM) of less than 8%.
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