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Journal of the Optical Society of America B Feature Announcement

Integrated Lithium Niobate Photonics

Submission Opens: 1 November 2022

Submission Deadline: 2 January 2023

Lithium niobate is one of the most widely explored materials for photonic applications due to its excellent optical properties such as large second-order nonlinearity, wide transparency window, and low nonlinear absorption. Recent investigations of chip-scale lithium niobate photonic structures and devices have led to the emergence of the thin-film lithium-niobate-on-insulator platform and new opportunities for integrated photonics.

This feature issue will focus on the most recent advances in the integrated lithium niobate platform for both classical and quantum applications. It will bring together the latest developments in both fundamental science and practical applications of passive devices, III–V heterogeneous integration, electro-optic and acousto-optic modulators, optomechanics, frequency combs, new wavelength generation, quantum sources, optical parametric applications, and more.

Topics to be covered include but are not limited to:

  • Passive integrated photonic devices
    • Wavelength (de)multiplexing
    • Mode and polarization handling
    • Filters, couplers, delay lines, cavities, etc.
  • Active integrated photonic devices
    • Rare-earth doping in thin-film lithium niobate
    • Lasers, amplifiers, photodetectors, etc.
  • Nonlinear optics
    • Second-harmonic generation
    • Pulse shaping
    • Frequency combs
    • Optical parametric amplification/oscillation
  • Electro-optic and acousto-optic modulation
    • Electro-optic modulators at new wavelengths
    • Large-capacity transceivers
    • Electro-optic frequency combs
    • Optomechanical crystals
    • Acousto-optic modulators
  • Quantum photonics
    • Quantum transducers
    • Single-photon sources, squeezed states
    • Single-photon nonlinearity
    • Single-photon detectors
  • Materials-related development
    • Photorefractive effect of thin-film lithium niobate
    • Optical defects in lithium niobate
    • Lithium niobate at cryogenic temperatures

All papers need to present original, previously unpublished work, and will be subject to the normal standards and peer-review process of the journal. Manuscripts must be prepared according to the usual guidelines for submission to JOSA B and must be uploaded through the Prism submission system. When submitting, please specify that the manuscript is for the "Integrated Lithium Niobate Photonics" feature issue (choose from the drop-down menu).

Feature Issue Guest Editors

Xiankai Sun, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Lead Editor)
Hong Tang, Yale University, USA
Zejie Yu, Zhejiang University, China
Mengjie Yu, University of Southern California, USA