Integrated Photonics on Thin-Film Lithium Niobate
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics and Optical Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editor
Interests: integrated photonics; thin-film lithium niobate; optical modulators; nonlinear optics; microwave photonics; quantum photonics; photonic-integrated circuits
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Dear Colleagues,
The emergence of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) platforms has revolutionized integrated photonics, offering an unparalleled combination of strong second-order nonlinearity, a wide transparency window, and large electro-optic coefficients, all confined to a sub-micron waveguide geometry. This powerful material system has unlocked new paradigms for high-performance photonic integrated circuits, enabling groundbreaking advances in high-speed optical modulation, nonlinear optical frequency conversion, and quantum light generation.
This Special Issue aims to capture the latest cutting-edge research and comprehensive review articles on all aspects of integrated photonics on TFLN. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, novel device design and modeling, advanced nanofabrication techniques, hybrid and heterogeneous integration with other material platforms (e.g., semiconductors, lasers, and fibers), and pioneering applications in optical communications, sensing, microwave photonics, and quantum information processing. We invite contributions that explore the fundamental limits, scalability, and future directions of this rapidly advancing field.
Dr. Lingfang Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thin-film lithium niobate
- integrated optics
- electro-optic modulators
- nonlinear integrated photonics
- optical frequency conversion
- quantum photonics
- microwave photonics
- photonic-integrated circuits
- heterogenous integration
- nanofabrication
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