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ArticleNational science review2026

Multi-channel high-speed flip-chip packaging platform for thin-film lithium niobate photonic circuits.

Zhenzheng Wang, Xiangzhi Xie, Yikun Chen, Yifan Wu, Zeyu Luo, Hanke Feng, Yulong Chen, Zengyi Xu, Zixi Wang, Yuansong Zeng and 4 more

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Zhenzheng WangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Xiangzhi XieDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Yikun ChenDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Yifan WuDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Zeyu LuoDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Hanke FengDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Yulong ChenDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Zengyi XuKey Laboratory for the Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Zixi WangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Yuansong ZengDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Mandie HuangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Ke ZhangRhinopix Technology Limited, Hangzhou 311100, China.
Yingxia LiuDepartment of Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Cheng WangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1939-1422

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To address the urgent need for multi-channel high-speed electrical interfacing of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic circuits, we realize a flip-chip packaging platform capable of simultaneously delivering 13 high-speed and 32 low-speed electronic signals to a centimeter-sized TFLN chip. The platform exhibits low flip-chip bonding loss and low inter-channel crosstalk over a broad bandwidth up to 50 GHz. Leveraging this packaging platform, we demonstrate high-speed electrical interfacing with two proof-of-concept TFLN photonic circuits, namely a 2 × 8 optical switch and an electro-optic comb-based transmitter. The switch achieves arbitrary 8-channel routing with ∼3 dB insertion loss, <-20 dB crosstalk, and an equipment-limited switching time of ≤34 ps. The transmitter circuit includes a 50 GHz electro-optic comb generator with 2.8-dB flatness, a tunable microring to arbitrarily filter one comb line, and a modulator for data transmission at 20 Gbit/s. The packaging platform could significantly advance large-scale TFLN circuits in optical communications, microwave photonics, and photonic computing.

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flip-chip bondingintegrated photonicsthin-film lithium niobate

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PMID42835777
PMCPMC13637627

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