Abstract

A compact polarization-insensitive electro-optic (EO) modulator, which allows the laser and modulator to be located at different locations while using a standard single-mode fiber to interconnect them, is highly desirable for 5G or future 6G wireless networks. Herein, we propose a modulator based on substrate-removed thin-film lithium niobate. The proposed device exhibits a polarization-dependent loss of 0.35 dB and on-chip loss of approximately 2 dB. The polarization insensitivity of the proposed device was experimentally demonstrated using a four-level pulse-amplitude modulation format at 50 Gbaud (100 Gb/ s).

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