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Reliable micro-transfer printing method for heterogeneous integration of lithium niobate and semiconductor thin films

Optics 2023-04-28 v1 Applied Physics

Abstract

High-speed Pockels modulation and second-order nonlinearities are key components in optical systems, but CMOS-compatible platforms like silicon and silicon nitride lack these capabilities. Micro-transfer printing of thin-film lithium niobate offers a solution, but suspending large areas of thin films for long interaction lengths and high-Q resonators is challenging, resulting in a low transfer yield. We present a new source preparation method that enables reliable transfer printing of thin-film lithium niobate. We demonstrate its versatility by successfully applying it to gallium phosphide and silicon, and provide an estimate of the transfer yield by subsequently printing 25 lithium niobate films without fail.

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@article{arxiv.2304.13760,
  title  = {Reliable micro-transfer printing method for heterogeneous integration of lithium niobate and semiconductor thin films},
  author = {Tom Vandekerckhove and Tom Vanackere and Jasper De Witte and Stijn Cuyvers and Luis Reis and Maximilien Billet and Günther Roelkens and Stéphane Clemmen and Bart Kuyken},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.13760},
  year   = {2023}
}

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12 pages, 8 figures