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Abstract

本发明涉及光通信技术领域,尤其涉及一种双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,该双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片包括:总线波导、行波电极结构以及带跑马场结构相同的两个微环;第一微环与第二微环均与总线波导并联耦合,第一微环的直波导设置在行波电极结构的第一调制区域,第二微环的直波导设置在行波电极结构的第二调制区域;行波电极结构,用于响应信号发生器产生的一对差分信号,在第一调制区域产生第一电场,对第一微环的光信号进行调制,同时在第二调制区域产生与第一电场方向相同的第二电场,对第二微环的光信号进行调制。采用行波电极对环对电光调制器光波导中的光信号进行调制,从而拓展环对调制器的带宽,实现高速电光调制。

The present invention relates to the field of optical communication technology, and in particular to a dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optical modulator chip, which comprises: a bus waveguide, a traveling wave electrode structure, and two micro-rings with the same racetrack structure; the first micro-ring and the second micro-ring are both coupled in parallel with the bus waveguide, the straight waveguide of the first micro-ring is arranged in the first modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure, and the straight waveguide of the second micro-ring is arranged in the second modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure; the traveling wave electrode structure is used to respond to a pair of differential signals generated by a signal generator, generate a first electric field in the first modulation area, modulate the optical signal of the first micro-ring, and generate a second electric field in the second modulation area with the same direction as the first electric field, modulate the optical signal of the second micro-ring. The traveling wave electrode is used to modulate the optical signal in the optical waveguide of the ring-to-ring electro-optical modulator, thereby expanding the bandwidth of the ring-to-modulator and realizing high-speed electro-optical modulation.

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一种双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片A dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip

技术领域Technical Field

本发明涉及光通信技术领域,尤其涉及一种双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片。The present invention relates to the field of optical communication technology, and in particular to a dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip.

背景技术Background Art

电光调制器(Electro-Optic Modulators,EOM)将高速电信号转换为光信号,对于电信网络、微波信号处理以及量子信息、光学传感器等应用具有重要意义。片上集成EOM具有大带宽、低驱动电压、高消光比、适合大规模集成等优点,基于许多光子平台的EOM已经获得发展,包括硅、磷化铟、薄膜铌酸锂(thin-film lithium niobate, TFLN)等。Electro-optic modulators (EOMs) convert high-speed electrical signals into optical signals, which is of great significance for applications such as telecommunication networks, microwave signal processing, quantum information, and optical sensors. On-chip integrated EOMs have the advantages of large bandwidth, low driving voltage, high extinction ratio, and suitability for large-scale integration. EOMs based on many photonic platforms have been developed, including silicon, indium phosphide, and thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN).

但马赫-曾德尔(Mach–Zehnder interferometer,MZI)器件的长度过长,不利于大规模片上集成应用。为减少调制器面积,谐振环调制器得到了广泛的研究。环调制器由于其低工作电压、紧凑的尺寸以及与CMOS电路驱动器兼容,是短程光互连中的关键部件。微环调制器的驱动电压一般较低,但是微环调制器的大规模应用仍受到以下两个方面的阻碍。首先,微环调制器的消光比对制造变化和环境扰动具有敏感性。这是因为消光比严格地取决于母线波导与环之间的耦合条件。特别是,最高的消光比只发生在临界耦合下,而临界耦合很容易被任何轻微的外部扰动破坏。这种灵敏度使得很难实现具有高信噪比的微环调制器。其次,低损耗微环调制器通常伴随着较窄的工作线宽。这种效应是由Q因子和线宽之间的基本权衡得出的结果。However, the length of Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) devices is too long, which is not conducive to large-scale on-chip integration applications. To reduce the modulator area, resonant ring modulators have been widely studied. Ring modulators are key components in short-range optical interconnects due to their low operating voltage, compact size, and compatibility with CMOS circuit drivers. The driving voltage of microring modulators is generally low, but the large-scale application of microring modulators is still hindered by the following two aspects. First, the extinction ratio of microring modulators is sensitive to manufacturing variations and environmental perturbations. This is because the extinction ratio strictly depends on the coupling conditions between the bus waveguide and the ring. In particular, the highest extinction ratio only occurs under critical coupling, which can be easily destroyed by any slight external perturbation. This sensitivity makes it difficult to achieve microring modulators with high signal-to-noise ratio. Second, low-loss microring modulators are usually accompanied by narrow operating linewidths. This effect is the result of the fundamental trade-off between Q factor and linewidth.

上述内容仅用于辅助理解本发明的技术方案,并不代表承认上述内容是现有技术。The above contents are only used to assist in understanding the technical solution of the present invention and do not constitute an admission that the above contents are prior art.

发明内容Summary of the invention

本发明的主要目的在于提供一种双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,旨在解决现有技术中低损耗微环调制器的工作线宽较窄的技术问题。The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip, aiming to solve the technical problem of narrow working line width of low-loss micro-ring modulator in the prior art.

为实现上述目的,本发明提出一种双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片包括:总线波导、行波电极结构以及带跑马场结构相同的两个微环;To achieve the above object, the present invention proposes a dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip, the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip comprising: a bus waveguide, a traveling wave electrode structure and two micro-rings with the same racetrack structure;

第一微环与第二微环均与所述总线波导并联耦合,所述第一微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第一调制区域,所述第二微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第二调制区域;The first micro-ring and the second micro-ring are both coupled in parallel with the bus waveguide, the straight waveguide of the first micro-ring is arranged in the first modulation region of the traveling wave electrode structure, and the straight waveguide of the second micro-ring is arranged in the second modulation region of the traveling wave electrode structure;

所述行波电极结构,用于响应信号发生器产生的一对差分信号,在所述第一调制区域产生第一电场,对所述第一微环的光信号进行调制,同时在所述第二调制区域产生与所述第一电场方向相同的第二电场,对所述第二微环的光信号进行调制。The traveling wave electrode structure is used to respond to a pair of differential signals generated by a signal generator, generate a first electric field in the first modulation area, and modulate the optical signal of the first microring, and at the same time generate a second electric field in the second modulation area with the same direction as the first electric field, and modulate the optical signal of the second microring.

可选地,所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片还包括:热调结构;Optionally, the dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip further comprises: a thermal adjustment structure;

所述热调结构设置在所述第一微环以及所述第二微环上;The heat regulating structure is arranged on the first micro-ring and the second micro-ring;

所述热调结构,用于调谐所述第一微环以及所述第二微环谐振波长相同的光信号。The thermal tuning structure is used to tune the optical signal having the same resonant wavelength as the first microring and the second microring.

可选地,所述热调结构包括:第一电阻、第二电阻、第一至第四直流电极;Optionally, the heat adjustment structure includes: a first resistor, a second resistor, and first to fourth DC electrodes;

所述第一电阻设置在所述第一微环上,所述第一电阻的一端与第一直流电极电性连接,所述第一电阻的另一端与第二直流电极电性连接;The first resistor is arranged on the first micro-ring, one end of the first resistor is electrically connected to the first DC electrode, and the other end of the first resistor is electrically connected to the second DC electrode;

所述第二电阻设置在所述第二微环上,所述第二电阻的一端与第三直流电极电性连接,所述第二电阻的另一端与所述第四直流电极电性连接。The second resistor is arranged on the second micro-ring, one end of the second resistor is electrically connected to the third DC electrode, and the other end of the second resistor is electrically connected to the fourth DC electrode.

可选地,所述行波电极结构包括:依次设置的第一地电极、第一源电极、第二地电极、第二源电极和第三地电极;Optionally, the traveling wave electrode structure comprises: a first ground electrode, a first source electrode, a second ground electrode, a second source electrode and a third ground electrode arranged in sequence;

所述第一源电极接收所述信号发生器的差分正信号,所述第二源电极接收所述信号发生器的差分负信号;The first source electrode receives a differential positive signal from the signal generator, and the second source electrode receives a differential negative signal from the signal generator;

所述第一源电极接收电信号的方向与所述第二源电极接收电信号的方向相反。The direction in which the first source electrode receives the electrical signal is opposite to the direction in which the second source electrode receives the electrical signal.

可选地所述行波电极结构包括:第三电阻和第四电阻;Optionally, the traveling wave electrode structure includes: a third resistor and a fourth resistor;

所述第三电阻的一端与所述第一源电极电性连接,所述第三电阻的另一端与所述第一地电极电性连接,所述第四电阻的一端与所述第二源电极电性连接,所述第四电阻的另一端与所述第三地电极电性连接。One end of the third resistor is electrically connected to the first source electrode, and the other end of the third resistor is electrically connected to the first ground electrode. One end of the fourth resistor is electrically connected to the second source electrode, and the other end of the fourth resistor is electrically connected to the third ground electrode.

可选地,所述行波电极结构还包括:多个微电极对;Optionally, the traveling wave electrode structure further comprises: a plurality of microelectrode pairs;

各所述微电极对设置在所述第一源电极与所述第一地电极以及所述第二地电极之间,各所述微电极对还设置在所述第二源电极与所述第二地电极以及所述第三地电极之间。Each of the microelectrode pairs is arranged between the first source electrode and the first ground electrode and the second ground electrode, and each of the microelectrode pairs is also arranged between the second source electrode and the second ground electrode and the third ground electrode.

可选地,所述第一微环的直波导设置在所述第一源电极与所述第二地电极之间,所述第二微环的直波导设置在所述第二源电极与所述第二地电极之间。Optionally, the straight waveguide of the first microring is arranged between the first source electrode and the second ground electrode, and the straight waveguide of the second microring is arranged between the second source electrode and the second ground electrode.

可选地,所述第一微环的直波导设置在所述第一源电极与所述第一地电极之间,所述第二微环的直波导设置在所述第二源电极与所述第三地电极之间。Optionally, the straight waveguide of the first microring is arranged between the first source electrode and the first ground electrode, and the straight waveguide of the second microring is arranged between the second source electrode and the third ground electrode.

可选地,所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片还包括:由下至上依次设置的衬底层、埋层、薄膜铌酸锂以及上包层;Optionally, the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip further comprises: a substrate layer, a buried layer, a thin film lithium niobate and an upper cladding layer arranged in sequence from bottom to top;

所述第一微环、所述第二微环以及所述行波电极结构均设置于所述上包层顶部。The first microring, the second microring and the traveling wave electrode structure are all arranged on the top of the upper cladding layer.

此外,为实现上述目的,本发明还提供了一种光通信系统,所述光通信系统包括如上文所述的双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片。In addition, to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention further provides an optical communication system, which includes the dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip as described above.

本发明提供了一种双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,该双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片包括:总线波导、行波电极结构以及带跑马场结构相同的两个微环;第一微环与第二微环均与所述总线波导并联耦合,所述第一微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第一调制区域,所述第二微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第二调制区域;所述行波电极结构,用于响应信号发生器产生的一对差分信号,在所述第一调制区域产生第一电场,对所述第一微环的光信号进行调制,同时在所述第二调制区域产生与所述第一电场方向相同的第二电场,对所述第二微环的光信号进行调制。通过采用行波电极对环对电光调制器光波导中的光信号进行调制,从而拓展环对调制器的带宽,实现高速电光调制。The present invention provides a dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip, which includes: a bus waveguide, a traveling wave electrode structure, and two micro-rings with the same racetrack structure; the first micro-ring and the second micro-ring are both coupled in parallel with the bus waveguide, the straight waveguide of the first micro-ring is arranged in the first modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure, and the straight waveguide of the second micro-ring is arranged in the second modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure; the traveling wave electrode structure is used to respond to a pair of differential signals generated by a signal generator, generate a first electric field in the first modulation area, modulate the optical signal of the first micro-ring, and generate a second electric field with the same direction as the first electric field in the second modulation area, modulate the optical signal of the second micro-ring. By using the traveling wave electrode to modulate the optical signal in the optical waveguide of the ring-to-ring electro-optic modulator, the bandwidth of the ring-to-modulator is expanded, and high-speed electro-optic modulation is achieved.

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图1为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第一实施例的结构示意图;FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of a dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to the present invention;

图2为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第二实施例的截面示意图;FIG2 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a second embodiment of a dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to the present invention;

图3为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第三实施例的结构示意图;FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a third embodiment of a dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to the present invention;

图4为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第四实施例的结构示意图;FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of a fourth embodiment of a dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to the present invention;

图5为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第五实施例的结构示意图。FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a fifth embodiment of a dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to the present invention.

本发明目的的实现、功能特点及优点将结合实施例,参照附图做进一步说明。The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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应当理解,此处所描述的具体实施例仅仅用以解释本发明,并不用于限定本发明。It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention.

下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图,对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述,显然,所描述的实施例仅仅是本发明的一部分实施例,而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例,本领域普通技术人员在没有作出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例,都属于本发明保护的范围。The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

需要说明,本发明实施例中所有方向性指示(诸如上、下、左、右、前、后……)仅用于解释在某一特定姿态(如附图所示)下各部件之间的相对位置关系、运动情况等,如果该特定姿态发生改变时,则该方向性指示也相应地随之改变。It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

另外,在本发明中涉及“第一”、“第二”等的描述仅用于描述目的,而不能理解为指示或暗示其相对重要性或者隐含指明所指示的技术特征的数量。由此,限定有“第一”、“第二”的特征可以明示或者隐含地包括至少一个该特征。另外,各个实施例之间的技术方案可以相互结合,但是必须是以本领域普通技术人员能够实现为基础,当技术方案的结合出现相互矛盾或无法实现时应当认为这种技术方案的结合不存在,也不在本发明要求的保护范围之内。In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

本发明实施例的主要解决方案是:双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片包括:总线波导、行波电极结构以及带跑马场结构相同的两个微环;第一微环与第二微环均与所述总线波导并联耦合,所述第一微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第一调制区域,所述第二微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第二调制区域;所述行波电极结构,用于响应信号发生器产生的一对差分信号,在所述第一调制区域产生第一电场,对所述第一微环的光信号进行调制,同时在所述第二调制区域产生与所述第一电场方向相同的第二电场,对所述第二微环的光信号进行调制。The main solution of the embodiment of the present invention is: a dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optical modulator chip includes: a bus waveguide, a traveling wave electrode structure and two microrings with the same racecourse structure; the first microring and the second microring are both coupled in parallel with the bus waveguide, the straight waveguide of the first microring is arranged in the first modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure, and the straight waveguide of the second microring is arranged in the second modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure; the traveling wave electrode structure is used to respond to a pair of differential signals generated by a signal generator, generate a first electric field in the first modulation area, modulate the optical signal of the first microring, and at the same time generate a second electric field in the second modulation area with the same direction as the first electric field, modulate the optical signal of the second microring.

高性能低驱动电压和超高带宽的马赫-曾德尔(MZI)EOM已经在TFLN上实现,但MZI器件的长度过长,不利于大规模片上集成应用。为减少调制器面积,谐振环调制器得到了广泛的研究。环调制器由于其低工作电压、紧凑的尺寸以及与CMOS电路驱动器兼容,是短程光互连中的关键部件。微环调制器的驱动电压一般较低,但是微环调制器的大规模应用仍受到以下两个方面的阻碍。首先,微环调制器的消光比对制造变化和环境扰动具有敏感性。这是因为消光比严格地取决于母线波导与环之间的耦合条件。特别是,最高的消光比只发生在临界耦合下,而临界耦合很容易被任何轻微的外部扰动破坏。这种灵敏度使得很难实现具有高信噪比的微环调制器。其次,低损耗微环调制器通常伴随着较窄的工作线宽。这种效应是由Q因子和线宽之间的基本权衡得出的结果。在光调制器中,电极设计对调制器性能起着关键作用。主要有两种类型的电极:集总电极和行波电极,集总电极的带宽会受到RC常数限制,无法有效支持高频微波信号,所以,对调制器来说,不适合高频和超高频的高速调制。High-performance, low-driving-voltage, and ultra-high-bandwidth Mach-Zehnder (MZI) EOMs have been realized on TFLNs, but the length of MZI devices is too long, which is not conducive to large-scale on-chip integration applications. To reduce the modulator area, resonant ring modulators have been widely studied. Ring modulators are key components in short-range optical interconnects due to their low operating voltage, compact size, and compatibility with CMOS circuit drivers. The driving voltage of micro-ring modulators is generally low, but the large-scale application of micro-ring modulators is still hindered by the following two aspects. First, the extinction ratio of micro-ring modulators is sensitive to manufacturing variations and environmental perturbations. This is because the extinction ratio strictly depends on the coupling conditions between the bus waveguide and the ring. In particular, the highest extinction ratio only occurs under critical coupling, which is easily destroyed by any slight external perturbation. This sensitivity makes it difficult to realize micro-ring modulators with high signal-to-noise ratio. Second, low-loss micro-ring modulators are usually accompanied by narrow operating linewidths. This effect is the result of the fundamental trade-off between Q factor and linewidth. In optical modulators, electrode design plays a key role in modulator performance. There are mainly two types of electrodes: lumped electrodes and traveling wave electrodes. The bandwidth of lumped electrodes is limited by the RC constant and cannot effectively support high-frequency microwave signals. Therefore, for modulators, they are not suitable for high-frequency and ultra-high-frequency high-speed modulation.

参照图1,图1为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第一实施例的结构示意图,如图1所示,在本实施例中,所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片包括:总线波导101、行波电极结构20以及带跑马场结构相同的两个微环。Refer to Figure 1, which is a structural schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip includes: a bus waveguide 101, a traveling wave electrode structure 20 and two micro-rings with the same racecourse structure.

其中,第一微环1021与第二微环1022均与所述总线波导101并联耦合,所述第一微环1021的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第一调制区域,所述第二微环1022的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第二调制区域。Among them, the first microring 1021 and the second microring 1022 are both coupled in parallel with the bus waveguide 101, the straight waveguide of the first microring 1021 is set in the first modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure, and the straight waveguide of the second microring 1022 is set in the second modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure.

需要说明的是,所述行波电极结构可以用于响应信号发生器产生的一对差分信号,在所述第一调制区域产生第一电场,对所述第一微环的光信号进行调制,同时在所述第二调制区域产生与所述第一电场方向相同的第二电场,对所述第二微环的光信号进行调制。It should be noted that the traveling wave electrode structure can be used to respond to a pair of differential signals generated by a signal generator, generate a first electric field in the first modulation area, modulate the optical signal of the first microring, and simultaneously generate a second electric field in the second modulation area with the same direction as the first electric field, modulate the optical signal of the second microring.

应当理解的是,双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片中的波导结构采用脊波导形式。因为用到铌酸锂晶体最强电光效应的晶体方向,在x-cut薄膜铌酸锂晶圆上,设计微环结构中的直波导部分在行波电极中间,实现行波调制。It should be understood that the waveguide structure in the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip adopts a ridge waveguide form. Because the crystal direction of the lithium niobate crystal with the strongest electro-optic effect is used, on the x-cut thin-film lithium niobate wafer, the straight waveguide part in the micro-ring structure is designed in the middle of the traveling wave electrode to achieve traveling wave modulation.

在具体实施中,光信号通过耦合器,进入薄膜铌酸锂脊波导,进入总线波导传输,在经过第一微环和第二微环时,通过第一微环1021与第二微环1022与所述总线波导101之间的耦合结构,特定波长的光信号耦合进入第一微环1021和第二微环1022中。两个源信号为差分信号的GSG(地-源-地)高频探针分别接入行波电极结构的传输线上,即同一时刻,一个为正信号,一个为负信号,使得两个不同微环的直波导,在同一时刻所处的电场方向是相同的,从而电场对光信号的相位影响是一致的,最终实现两个电极对微环对调制器的相位影响是同一个方向。经过调制的微环中的光信号最终经过耦合区域从微环中耦合到总线波导中输出。In a specific implementation, the optical signal passes through a coupler, enters a thin-film lithium niobate ridge waveguide, and enters a bus waveguide for transmission. When passing through the first microring and the second microring, the optical signal of a specific wavelength is coupled into the first microring 1021 and the second microring 1022 through the coupling structure between the first microring 1021 and the second microring 1022 and the bus waveguide 101. Two GSG (ground-source-ground) high-frequency probes with differential source signals are respectively connected to the transmission line of the traveling wave electrode structure, that is, at the same time, one is a positive signal and the other is a negative signal, so that the straight waveguides of the two different microrings are in the same electric field direction at the same time, so that the electric field has the same phase effect on the optical signal, and finally the phase effect of the two electrodes on the microrings on the modulator is in the same direction. The optical signal in the modulated microring is finally coupled from the microring to the bus waveguide through the coupling region for output.

需要说明的是,为了使得两个不同微环的直波导,在同一时刻所处的电场方向是相同的,可以设置两个相同但反向的GSG结构构建所述行波电极结构。即所述行波电极结构可以包括:依次设置的第一地电极301、第一源电极302、第二地电极303、第二源电极304和第三地电极305。所述第一源电极302接收所述信号发生器的差分正信号,所述第二源电极304接收所述信号发生器的差分负信号;所述第一源电极302接收电信号的方向与所述第二源电极304接收电信号的方向相反。It should be noted that, in order to make the electric field directions of the straight waveguides of two different micro-rings the same at the same time, two identical but opposite GSG structures can be set to construct the traveling wave electrode structure. That is, the traveling wave electrode structure can include: a first ground electrode 301, a first source electrode 302, a second ground electrode 303, a second source electrode 304 and a third ground electrode 305 arranged in sequence. The first source electrode 302 receives the differential positive signal of the signal generator, and the second source electrode 304 receives the differential negative signal of the signal generator; the direction in which the first source electrode 302 receives the electrical signal is opposite to the direction in which the second source electrode 304 receives the electrical signal.

在一种可能的实现方式中,所述第一微环1021的直波导设置在所述第一源电极302与所述第二地电极303之间,所述第二微环1022的直波导设置在所述第二源电极304与所述第二地电极303之间。In a possible implementation, the straight waveguide of the first microring 1021 is disposed between the first source electrode 302 and the second ground electrode 303 , and the straight waveguide of the second microring 1022 is disposed between the second source electrode 304 and the second ground electrode 303 .

其中,所述行波电极结构包括:第三电阻R3和第四电阻R4;所述第三电阻R3的一端与所述第一源电极302电性连接,所述第三电阻R3的另一端与所述第一地电极301电性连接,所述第四电阻R4的一端与所述第二源电极304电性连接,所述第四电阻R4的另一端与所述第三地电极305电性连接。上述各地电极之间均电性连接。通过第三电阻R3和第四电阻R4在电极上的电势差从而在源电极与地电极之间产生电场。The traveling wave electrode structure includes: a third resistor R3 and a fourth resistor R4; one end of the third resistor R3 is electrically connected to the first source electrode 302, the other end of the third resistor R3 is electrically connected to the first ground electrode 301, one end of the fourth resistor R4 is electrically connected to the second source electrode 304, and the other end of the fourth resistor R4 is electrically connected to the third ground electrode 305. All the above-mentioned ground electrodes are electrically connected. The electric field is generated between the source electrode and the ground electrode through the potential difference between the third resistor R3 and the fourth resistor R4 on the electrodes.

进一步地,所述行波电极结构还包括:多个微电极对306;各所述微电极对306设置在所述第一源电极与所述第一地电极以及所述第二地电极之间,各所述微电极对还设置在所述第二源电极与所述第二地电极以及所述第三地电极之间。上述微电极对306的数量可根据实际情况自行设置,本实施例对此不加以限制。示例性地,本实施例中的各微电极可设置为T型结构,然后还可设置为其它结构(例如L型),本实施例对此不加以限制。Furthermore, the traveling wave electrode structure also includes: a plurality of microelectrode pairs 306; each of the microelectrode pairs 306 is arranged between the first source electrode and the first ground electrode and the second ground electrode, and each of the microelectrode pairs is also arranged between the second source electrode and the second ground electrode and the third ground electrode. The number of the above-mentioned microelectrode pairs 306 can be set according to actual conditions, and this embodiment does not limit this. Exemplarily, each microelectrode in this embodiment can be set to a T-type structure, and then can also be set to other structures (such as L-type), and this embodiment does not limit this.

进一步地,尽管第一微环和第二微环的设计参数相同,因为工艺误差和微环结构较为敏感,通过设置热调结构进行调谐,使得两个微环谐振相同波长的光信号。所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片还可以包括:热调结构所述热调结构设置在所述第一微环以及所述第二微环上;所述热调结构可以用于调谐所述第一微环以及所述第二微环谐振波长相同的光信号。Furthermore, although the design parameters of the first microring and the second microring are the same, because the process error and the microring structure are more sensitive, the two microrings are tuned by setting a thermal tuning structure so that the two microrings resonate the optical signal of the same wavelength. The dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip may also include: a thermal tuning structure The thermal tuning structure is arranged on the first microring and the second microring; The thermal tuning structure can be used to tune the optical signal of the same wavelength to resonate with the first microring and the second microring.

需要说明的是,所述热调结构包括:第一电阻R1、第二电阻R2、第一至第四直流电极(E1~E4);所述第一电阻R1设置在所述第一微环1021上,所述第一电阻R1的一端与第一直流电极E1电性连接,所述第一电阻R1的另一端与第二直流电极E2电性连接;所述第二电阻R2设置在所述第二微环1022上,所述第二电阻R2的一端与第三直流电极E3电性连接,所述第二电阻R2的另一端与所述第四直流电极E4电性连接。通过调节加载到第一电阻R1以及第二电阻R2上的电压以实现调谐第一微环以及所述第二微环上光信号的谐振波长。It should be noted that the thermal adjustment structure includes: a first resistor R1, a second resistor R2, and first to fourth DC electrodes (E1~E4); the first resistor R1 is arranged on the first microring 1021, one end of the first resistor R1 is electrically connected to the first DC electrode E1, and the other end of the first resistor R1 is electrically connected to the second DC electrode E2; the second resistor R2 is arranged on the second microring 1022, one end of the second resistor R2 is electrically connected to the third DC electrode E3, and the other end of the second resistor R2 is electrically connected to the fourth DC electrode E4. The resonant wavelength of the optical signal on the first microring and the second microring is tuned by adjusting the voltage loaded on the first resistor R1 and the second resistor R2.

本实施例中,通过设置双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片中包括:总线波导、行波电极结构以及带跑马场结构相同的两个微环;第一微环与第二微环均与所述总线波导并联耦合,所述第一微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第一调制区域,所述第二微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第二调制区域;所述行波电极结构,用于响应信号发生器产生的一对差分信号,在所述第一调制区域产生第一电场,对所述第一微环的光信号进行调制,同时在所述第二调制区域产生与所述第一电场方向相同的第二电场,对所述第二微环的光信号进行调制。通过采用行波电极对环对电光调制器光波导中的光信号进行调制,从而拓展环对调制器的带宽,实现高速电光调制。In this embodiment, a dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip is provided, which includes: a bus waveguide, a traveling wave electrode structure, and two micro-rings with the same racetrack structure; the first micro-ring and the second micro-ring are coupled in parallel with the bus waveguide, the straight waveguide of the first micro-ring is arranged in the first modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure, and the straight waveguide of the second micro-ring is arranged in the second modulation area of the traveling wave electrode structure; the traveling wave electrode structure is used to respond to a pair of differential signals generated by a signal generator, generate a first electric field in the first modulation area, modulate the optical signal of the first micro-ring, and generate a second electric field in the second modulation area with the same direction as the first electric field, modulate the optical signal of the second micro-ring. By using the traveling wave electrode to modulate the optical signal in the optical waveguide of the ring-to-ring electro-optic modulator, the bandwidth of the ring-to-modulator is expanded, and high-speed electro-optic modulation is achieved.

参照图2,图2为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第二实施例的截面示意图,如图2所示,在本实施例中,与上述第一实施例相同或相似的内容,可以参考上文介绍,后续不再赘述。所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片可采用x-cut薄膜铌酸锂晶圆,双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片可包括:衬底层201、低折射率的埋层202、薄膜铌酸锂203构成的脊波导结构以及低折射率的上包层204。其中,电光调制区域波导传输方向为图中所示的y方向。还包括如上述第一实施例所述的金属行波电极205以及热调结构电阻材料206。工艺上,电极也可以直接加在薄膜铌酸锂上,之后再加SiO2的上包层。Referring to Figure 2, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, in this embodiment, the same or similar contents as those of the first embodiment mentioned above can be referred to the above description and will not be repeated later. The dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip can adopt an x-cut thin film lithium niobate wafer, and the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip may include: a substrate layer 201, a low refractive index buried layer 202, a ridge waveguide structure composed of a thin film lithium niobate 203, and a low refractive index upper cladding layer 204. Among them, the waveguide transmission direction of the electro-optic modulation area is the y direction shown in the figure. It also includes the metal traveling wave electrode 205 and the thermal adjustment structure resistance material 206 as described in the first embodiment mentioned above. In terms of process, the electrode can also be directly added to the thin film lithium niobate, and then the upper cladding layer of SiO2 is added.

需要说明的是,行波电极采用共面波导结构,材料为金或铜,厚度为0.9微米,行波电极将射频电信号利用铌酸锂的电光效应加载至波导中的光信号,电极结构参数通过仿真确定。电阻材料为镍铬合金,厚度180纳米。所述衬底层201为硅或者石英衬底,厚度为500微米,低折射率埋层202为二氧化硅,折射率为1.44,厚度为2微米,薄膜铌酸锂203构成的脊波导厚度为180纳米,平板波导厚度为180纳米,低折射率上包层204为二氧化硅,厚度为1微米。It should be noted that the traveling wave electrode adopts a coplanar waveguide structure, the material is gold or copper, and the thickness is 0.9 microns. The traveling wave electrode uses the electro-optical effect of lithium niobate to load the radio frequency electrical signal into the optical signal in the waveguide, and the electrode structure parameters are determined by simulation. The resistor material is a nickel-chromium alloy with a thickness of 180 nanometers. The substrate layer 201 is a silicon or quartz substrate with a thickness of 500 microns, the low refractive index buried layer 202 is silicon dioxide, the refractive index is 1.44, and the thickness is 2 microns. The ridge waveguide composed of the thin film lithium niobate 203 is 180 nanometers thick, the slab waveguide is 180 nanometers thick, and the low refractive index upper cladding 204 is silicon dioxide with a thickness of 1 micron.

参照图3,图3为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第三实施例的结构示意图,基于上述各实施例提出本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片的第四实施例。如图3所示,在本实施例中,与上述第一实施例及第二实施例中相同或相似的内容,可以参考上文介绍,后续不再赘述。Referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the third embodiment of the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip of the present invention, and based on the above embodiments, a fourth embodiment of the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip of the present invention is proposed. As shown in Fig. 3, in this embodiment, the same or similar contents as those in the above first and second embodiments can be referred to the above introduction, and will not be repeated in the following.

为了使得两个不同微环的直波导,在同一时刻所处的电场方向是相同的,从而电场对光信号的相位影响是一致的,还可以设置所述第一微环1021的直波导设置在所述第一源电极302与所述第一地电极301之间,所述第二微环1022的直波导设置在所述第二源电极304与所述第三地电极305之间。In order to make the straight waveguides of two different microrings have the same electric field direction at the same time, so that the phase influence of the electric field on the optical signal is consistent, the straight waveguide of the first microring 1021 can also be set between the first source electrode 302 and the first ground electrode 301, and the straight waveguide of the second microring 1022 can be set between the second source electrode 304 and the third ground electrode 305.

参照图4,图4为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第四实施例的结构示意图,基于上述各实施例提出本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片的第四实施例。如图4所示,在本实施例中,与上述各实施例中相同或相似的内容,可以参考上文介绍,后续不再赘述。Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the fourth embodiment of the dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip of the present invention. Based on the above embodiments, the fourth embodiment of the dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip of the present invention is proposed. As shown in Fig. 4, in this embodiment, the same or similar contents as those in the above embodiments can be referred to the above introduction, and will not be repeated in the following.

为了减小加工的难度,进一步增强总线波导耦合至第一微环以及第二微环的能力,可以在耦合部分采用多模干涉结构(Multimode Interference,MMI)结构(参照图中401和402),进一步减小加工的难度。In order to reduce the difficulty of processing and further enhance the ability of the bus waveguide to couple to the first microring and the second microring, a multimode interference (MMI) structure (see 401 and 402 in the figure) may be used in the coupling part to further reduce the difficulty of processing.

应当理解的是,对于上述将第一微环1021的直波导设置在所述第一源电极302与所述第一地电极301之间,所述第二微环1022的直波导设置在所述第二源电极304与所述第三地电极305之间。以及将所述第一微环1021的直波导设置在所述第一源电极302与所述第二地电极303之间,所述第二微环1022的直波导设置在所述第二源电极304与所述第二地电极303之间均可使用MMI结构进行耦合。本实施例以后一种方式进行示例。It should be understood that the straight waveguide of the first microring 1021 is set between the first source electrode 302 and the first ground electrode 301, and the straight waveguide of the second microring 1022 is set between the second source electrode 304 and the third ground electrode 305. The straight waveguide of the first microring 1021 is set between the first source electrode 302 and the second ground electrode 303, and the straight waveguide of the second microring 1022 is set between the second source electrode 304 and the second ground electrode 303. Both can use the MMI structure for coupling. This embodiment is exemplified in the latter way.

参照图5,图5为本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片第五实施例的结构示意图,基于上述各实施例提出本发明双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片的第五实施例。如图5所示,在本实施例中,与上述各实施例中相同或相似的内容,可以参考上文介绍,后续不再赘述。Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the fifth embodiment of the dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip of the present invention. Based on the above embodiments, the fifth embodiment of the dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip of the present invention is proposed. As shown in Fig. 5, in this embodiment, the same or similar contents as those in the above embodiments can be referred to the above introduction, and will not be repeated in the following.

为了进一步减小加工与测试的难度,以使得行波电极结构的两个GSG结构得以同向设置,可以通过弯折总线波导的方式,改变第二微环上光信号的耦合方向,进而改变GSG结构的方向设置。In order to further reduce the difficulty of processing and testing so that the two GSG structures of the traveling wave electrode structure can be set in the same direction, the coupling direction of the optical signal on the second micro-ring can be changed by bending the bus waveguide, thereby changing the direction setting of the GSG structure.

应当理解的是,如图1中的光信号在第一微环和第二微环中均是逆时针方向进行传输,而在本实施例图5中,在第一微环中以逆时针传输,在第二微环中以顺时针进行传输,进而改变了光传输方向,因此可以将变GSG结构的方向设置为同向。It should be understood that the optical signal in Figure 1 is transmitted counterclockwise in the first microring and the second microring, while in Figure 5 of the present embodiment, it is transmitted counterclockwise in the first microring and clockwise in the second microring, thereby changing the direction of light transmission. Therefore, the direction of the variable GSG structure can be set to the same direction.

此外,为了实现上述目的,本发明实施例还提出一种光通信系统,由于本光通信系统包括上述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,因此至少具有上述实施例的技术方案所带来的所有有益效果,在此不再一一赘述。In addition, in order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, an embodiment of the present invention also proposes an optical communication system. Since the optical communication system includes the above-mentioned dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optical modulator chip, it at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here one by one.

以上仅为本发明的优选实施例,并非因此限制本发明的专利范围,凡是利用本发明说明书及附图内容所作的等效结构或等效流程变换,或直接或间接运用在其他相关的技术领域,均同理包括在本发明的专利保护范围内。The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

显然,所描述的实施例仅仅是本发明的一部分实施例,而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例,本领域普通技术人员在没有作出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例,都属于本发明保护的范围。Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

需要说明,本发明实施例中所有方向性指示(诸如上、下、左、右、前、后……)仅用于解释在某一特定姿态(如附图所示)下各部件之间的相对位置关系、运动情况等,如果该特定姿态发生改变时,则该方向性指示也相应地随之改变。It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

另外,在本发明中涉及“第一”、“第二”等的描述仅用于描述目的,而不能理解为指示或暗示其相对重要性或者隐含指明所指示的技术特征的数量。由此,限定有“第一”、“第二”的特征可以明示或者隐含地包括至少一个该特征。另外,各个实施例之间的技术方案可以相互结合,但是必须是以本领域普通技术人员能够实现为基础,当技术方案的结合出现相互矛盾或无法实现时应当认为这种技术方案的结合不存在,也不在本发明要求的保护范围之内。In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

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1.一种双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,其特征在于,所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片包括:总线波导、行波电极结构以及带跑马场结构相同的两个微环;1. A dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip, characterized in that the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip comprises: a bus waveguide, a traveling wave electrode structure and two micro-rings with the same racetrack structure; 第一微环与第二微环均与所述总线波导并联耦合,所述第一微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第一调制区域,所述第二微环的直波导设置在所述行波电极结构的第二调制区域;The first micro-ring and the second micro-ring are both coupled in parallel with the bus waveguide, the straight waveguide of the first micro-ring is arranged in the first modulation region of the traveling wave electrode structure, and the straight waveguide of the second micro-ring is arranged in the second modulation region of the traveling wave electrode structure; 所述行波电极结构,用于响应信号发生器产生的一对差分信号,在所述第一调制区域产生第一电场,对所述第一微环的光信号进行调制,同时在所述第二调制区域产生与所述第一电场方向相同的第二电场,对所述第二微环的光信号进行调制。The traveling wave electrode structure is used to respond to a pair of differential signals generated by a signal generator, generate a first electric field in the first modulation area, and modulate the optical signal of the first microring, and at the same time generate a second electric field in the second modulation area with the same direction as the first electric field, and modulate the optical signal of the second microring. 2.如权利要求1所述的双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,其特征在于,所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片还包括:热调结构;2. The dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to claim 1, characterized in that the dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip further comprises: a thermal adjustment structure; 所述热调结构设置在所述第一微环以及所述第二微环上;The heat regulating structure is arranged on the first micro-ring and the second micro-ring; 所述热调结构,用于调谐所述第一微环以及所述第二微环谐振波长相同的光信号。The thermal tuning structure is used to tune the optical signal having the same resonant wavelength as the first microring and the second microring. 3.如权利要求2所述的双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,其特征在于,所述热调结构包括:第一电阻、第二电阻、第一至第四直流电极;3. The dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to claim 2, characterized in that the thermal adjustment structure comprises: a first resistor, a second resistor, and first to fourth DC electrodes; 所述第一电阻设置在所述第一微环上,所述第一电阻的一端与第一直流电极电性连接,所述第一电阻的另一端与第二直流电极电性连接;The first resistor is arranged on the first micro-ring, one end of the first resistor is electrically connected to the first DC electrode, and the other end of the first resistor is electrically connected to the second DC electrode; 所述第二电阻设置在所述第二微环上,所述第二电阻的一端与第三直流电极电性连接,所述第二电阻的另一端与所述第四直流电极电性连接。The second resistor is arranged on the second micro-ring, one end of the second resistor is electrically connected to the third DC electrode, and the other end of the second resistor is electrically connected to the fourth DC electrode. 4.如权利要求1所述的双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,其特征在于,所述行波电极结构包括:依次设置的第一地电极、第一源电极、第二地电极、第二源电极和第三地电极;4. The dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to claim 1, characterized in that the traveling wave electrode structure comprises: a first ground electrode, a first source electrode, a second ground electrode, a second source electrode and a third ground electrode arranged in sequence; 所述第一源电极接收所述信号发生器的差分正信号,所述第二源电极接收所述信号发生器的差分负信号;The first source electrode receives a differential positive signal from the signal generator, and the second source electrode receives a differential negative signal from the signal generator; 所述第一源电极接收电信号的方向与所述第二源电极接收电信号的方向相反。The direction in which the first source electrode receives the electrical signal is opposite to the direction in which the second source electrode receives the electrical signal. 5.如权利要求4所述的双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,其特征在于,所述行波电极结构包括:第三电阻和第四电阻;5. The dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to claim 4, characterized in that the traveling wave electrode structure comprises: a third resistor and a fourth resistor; 所述第三电阻的一端与所述第一源电极电性连接,所述第三电阻的另一端与所述第一地电极电性连接,所述第四电阻的一端与所述第二源电极电性连接,所述第四电阻的另一端与所述第三地电极电性连接。One end of the third resistor is electrically connected to the first source electrode, and the other end of the third resistor is electrically connected to the first ground electrode. One end of the fourth resistor is electrically connected to the second source electrode, and the other end of the fourth resistor is electrically connected to the third ground electrode. 6.如权利要求5所述的双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,其特征在于,所述行波电极结构还包括:多个微电极对;6. The dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to claim 5, characterized in that the traveling wave electrode structure further comprises: a plurality of microelectrode pairs; 各所述微电极对设置在所述第一源电极与所述第一地电极以及所述第二地电极之间,各所述微电极对还设置在所述第二源电极与所述第二地电极以及所述第三地电极之间。Each of the microelectrode pairs is arranged between the first source electrode and the first ground electrode and the second ground electrode, and each of the microelectrode pairs is also arranged between the second source electrode and the second ground electrode and the third ground electrode. 7.如权利要求6所述的双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,其特征在于,所述第一微环的直波导设置在所述第一源电极与所述第二地电极之间,所述第二微环的直波导设置在所述第二源电极与所述第二地电极之间。7. The dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip as described in claim 6 is characterized in that the straight waveguide of the first microring is arranged between the first source electrode and the second ground electrode, and the straight waveguide of the second microring is arranged between the second source electrode and the second ground electrode. 8.如权利要求6所述的双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,其特征在于,所述第一微环的直波导设置在所述第一源电极与所述第一地电极之间,所述第二微环的直波导设置在所述第二源电极与所述第三地电极之间。8. The dual-ring parallel traveling-wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip as described in claim 6 is characterized in that the straight waveguide of the first microring is arranged between the first source electrode and the first ground electrode, and the straight waveguide of the second microring is arranged between the second source electrode and the third ground electrode. 9.如权利要求1所述的双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片,其特征在于,所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片还包括:由下至上依次设置的衬底层、埋层、薄膜铌酸锂以及上包层;9. The dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to claim 1, characterized in that the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip further comprises: a substrate layer, a buried layer, a thin film lithium niobate and an upper cladding layer arranged in sequence from bottom to top; 所述第一微环、所述第二微环以及所述行波电极结构均设置于所述上包层顶部。The first microring, the second microring and the traveling wave electrode structure are all arranged on the top of the upper cladding layer. 10.一种光通信系统,其特征在于,所述光通信系统包括如权利要求1至9中任一项所述双环并联行波电极电光调制器芯片。10. An optical communication system, characterized in that the optical communication system comprises the dual-ring parallel traveling wave electrode electro-optic modulator chip according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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