Comparison of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate, SOH, and POH for Silicon Photonic Modulators
Optical modulators are indispensable components in optical communication systems and must be designed to minimize insertion loss, reduce driving voltage, and enhance linearity. State-of-the-art silicon modulator technology has limitations in terms of power, performance, and spatial size. The additio...
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| author | Tai-Cheng Yu An-Chen Liu Wei-Ta Huang Chang-Chin Wu Chung-Hsun Li Tsung-Sheng Kao Shu-Wei Chang Chin-Wei Sher Huang-Yu Lin Chi-Wai Chow Hao-Chung Kuo |
| author_facet | Tai-Cheng Yu An-Chen Liu Wei-Ta Huang Chang-Chin Wu Chung-Hsun Li Tsung-Sheng Kao Shu-Wei Chang Chin-Wei Sher Huang-Yu Lin Chi-Wai Chow Hao-Chung Kuo |
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| description | Optical modulators are indispensable components in optical communication systems and must be designed to minimize insertion loss, reduce driving voltage, and enhance linearity. State-of-the-art silicon modulator technology has limitations in terms of power, performance, and spatial size. The addition of materials such as thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN), silicon–organic hybrids (SOH), and plasma–organic hybrids (POH) has improved the modulation performance in silicon photonics. An evaluation of the differences among these modulators and their respective performance characteristics is conducted. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ffb144b19cea42feb2d2f777c98dbefa2025-08-20T03:48:02ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322025-04-0112542910.3390/photonics12050429Comparison of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate, SOH, and POH for Silicon Photonic ModulatorsTai-Cheng Yu0An-Chen Liu1Wei-Ta Huang2Chang-Chin Wu3Chung-Hsun Li4Tsung-Sheng Kao5Shu-Wei Chang6Chin-Wei Sher7Huang-Yu Lin8Chi-Wai Chow9Hao-Chung Kuo10Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, TaiwanOptical Communication Project, Foxconn Technology Co., No. 3-2 Chung-Shan Rd., Tu-Cheng District, New Taipei City 236040, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, TaiwanSemiconductor Research Center, Hon Hai Research Institute, No. 2 Ziyou St., Tucheng District, New Taipei City 23678, TaiwanSemiconductor Research Center, Hon Hai Research Institute, No. 2 Ziyou St., Tucheng District, New Taipei City 23678, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, TaiwanOptical modulators are indispensable components in optical communication systems and must be designed to minimize insertion loss, reduce driving voltage, and enhance linearity. State-of-the-art silicon modulator technology has limitations in terms of power, performance, and spatial size. The addition of materials such as thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN), silicon–organic hybrids (SOH), and plasma–organic hybrids (POH) has improved the modulation performance in silicon photonics. An evaluation of the differences among these modulators and their respective performance characteristics is conducted.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/5/429optical modulatorthin-film lithium niobatesilicon–organic hybridplasma–organic hybridsilicon photonics |
| spellingShingle | Tai-Cheng Yu An-Chen Liu Wei-Ta Huang Chang-Chin Wu Chung-Hsun Li Tsung-Sheng Kao Shu-Wei Chang Chin-Wei Sher Huang-Yu Lin Chi-Wai Chow Hao-Chung Kuo Comparison of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate, SOH, and POH for Silicon Photonic Modulators Photonics optical modulator thin-film lithium niobate silicon–organic hybrid plasma–organic hybrid silicon photonics |
| title | Comparison of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate, SOH, and POH for Silicon Photonic Modulators |
| title_full | Comparison of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate, SOH, and POH for Silicon Photonic Modulators |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate, SOH, and POH for Silicon Photonic Modulators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate, SOH, and POH for Silicon Photonic Modulators |
| title_short | Comparison of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate, SOH, and POH for Silicon Photonic Modulators |
| title_sort | comparison of thin film lithium niobate soh and poh for silicon photonic modulators |
| topic | optical modulator thin-film lithium niobate silicon–organic hybrid plasma–organic hybrid silicon photonics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/5/429 |
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