Electro-optic modulation enables direct translation of electrical signals into controlled variations in the amplitude, phase or polarization of light within guided optical structures. By exploiting ...

Lithium niobate has long been established as a premier material for electro-optic modulation owing to its strong Pockels effect, wide transparency window and excellent thermal and chemical stability.

Schematic diagram (a) and photo (b) of the fabricated gas-filled hollow-core fiber phase modulator. (c) Measured loss spectrum and (d) transient response of the phase modulator. Credit: ...

From integrated photonics to quantum information science, the ability to control light with electric fields -- a phenomenon known as the electro-optic effect -- supports vital applications such as ...

Researchers have developed a high-speed electro-optic switch that is energy-efficient, has low crosstalk and works across a broad bandwidth. Made using a scalable, chip-friendly process, this switch ...

Tunable optical materials (TOMs) are revolutionizing modern optoelectronics. In integrated photonics circuits, precise control over the effective refractive index is crucial for unlocking ...

A new technical paper titled “Hybrid tungsten oxyselenide/graphene electrodes for near-lossless 2D semiconductor phase modulators” was published by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, ...

Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS Complex modulation of optical fields (i.e., the control of light’s amplitude and phase) is vital to the ...

A chip smaller than a human hair may be the missing link to truly scalable quantum computers. Researchers have unveiled a new optical phase modulator that is nearly 100 times smaller than the width of ...