Integrated Photonics Based on Rare‐Earth Ion‐Doped Thin‐Film Lithium Niobate

• Published in: Laser & photonics reviews Vol. 16; no. 9
• Main Authors: Jia, Yuechen, Wu, Jiangwei, Sun, Xiaoli, Yan, Xiongshuo, Xie, Ranran, Wang, Lei, Chen, Yuping, Chen, Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Amplifiers; Data processing; integrated photonics; Lasers; lasers and amplifiers; Lithium niobates; Photonics; Quantum phenomena; rare‐earth ion doping; Thin films; thin‐film lithium niobate

Rare‐earth (RE) ion doped crystalline materials have a wide spectrum of applications in lasers, amplifiers, sensors, as well as classical and quantum information processing. The incorporation of RE ions into integrated photonics holds great promise for enriching the designer's toolbox with a vi...