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ArticleNature communications2026

A broadband lithium tantalate-on-silicon nitride heterogeneous modulator for optical and terahertz communications and radar sensing.

Jinwei Su, Yuqin Yuan, Yiqi Dai, Aolong Sun, Shihuan Ran, Wei Gao, Wei Liu, Yinjun Liu, Liangjun Lu, Junwen Zhang and 7 more

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Jinwei Su *State Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0116-2473
Yuqin Yuan *Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-2492-8800
Yiqi Dai *Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Aolong SunKey Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shihuan RanState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4119-3438
Wei GaoState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Wei LiuState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yinjun LiuKey Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Liangjun LuState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. luliangjun@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-5103
Junwen ZhangKey Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. junwenzhang@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8041-1608
Cheng ZengWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. zengchengwuli@hust.edu.cn.
Boyu DongKey Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-7386
Yu LiState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5886-5870
Nan ChiKey Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4966-3844
Jinsong XiaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9650-7839
Jianping ChenState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Linjie ZhouState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2792-2959

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62120106010National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62135010National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62305212
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Abstract

Photonic integrated circuits have driven advances in optical interconnects, wireless communications, seamless sensing. Electro-optic modulators, which bridge the electronic and optical domains, act as the cornerstone of these systems. To address the ultra-broadband demands of next-generation information systems while enabling heterogeneous integration with other functional components, here we present a high-performance thin-film lithium tantalate-on-silicon nitride heterogeneous Mach-Zehnder modulator fabricated via micro-transfer printing. The device shows an insertion loss of 1.0 dB, an electro-optic bandwidth exceeding 110 GHz, and a power drift of ~0.3 dB over 72 h at quadrature bias. We employ the modulator for three typical scenarios in the applications of optical communications, fully photonic terahertz wireless communications, and radar sensing. It achieves optical data transmission rates beyond 375 Gbps, a record rate of 148 Gbps for wireless communications in the D-Band, and a range resolution of 1.2 cm with measured errors below 2 mm in the W-Band. These results pave the way for scalable, high-performance, cross-domain photonic chips for next-generation information networks.

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