Lithium niobate (LN), first synthesized 70 years ago, has been widely used in diverse
applications ranging from communications to quantum optics. These high-volume …

Lithium niobate (LN), an outstanding and versatile material, has influenced our daily life for
decades—from enabling high-speed optical communications that form the backbone of the …

Electro-optic modulators (EOMs) convert signals from the electrical to the optical domain.
They are at the heart of optical communication, microwave signal processing, sensing, and …

Thin‐film lithium niobate (TFLN) has been widely used in electro‐optic modulators, acoustic‐
–optic modulators, electro‐optic frequency combs, and nonlinear wavelength converters …

A highly efficient on-chip acousto-optic modulator is as a key component and occupies an
exceptional position in microwave-to-optical conversion. Homogeneous thin-film lithium …

Periodically poled thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) waveguides have emerged as a leading
platform for highly efficient frequency conversion in the near-infrared. However, the …

Phonons play a key role in the physical properties of materials, and have long been a topic
of study in physics. While the effects of phonons had historically been considered to be a …

Since the advent of the laser, acousto-optic modulators have been an important tool for
controlling light. Recent advances in on-chip lithium niobate waveguide technology present …

Acoustic devices play an important role in classical information processing. The slower
speed and lower losses of mechanical waves enable compact and efficient elements for …

Integrated photonics operating at visible-near-infrared (VNIR) wavelengths offer scalable
platforms for advancing optical systems for addressing atomic clocks, sensors, and quantum …