Acousto-optic modulators integrated on-chip

Jared Beller; Linbo Shao

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-00928-z

Acousto-optic modulators integrated on-chip

Light Sci Appl. 2022 Jul 29;11(1):240. doi: 10.1038/s41377-022-00928-z.

Authors

Jared Beller¹, Linbo Shao²

Affiliations

¹ Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
² Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA. shaolb@vt.edu.

Abstract

Acousto-optic devices that use radio frequency mechanical waves to manipulate light are critical components in many optical systems. Here, the researchers bring acousto-optic devices on-chip and make them more efficient for integrated photonic circuits.