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ArticleNature communications2026

Suspended thin-film lithium niobate modulator for broadband mid-infrared light modulation and frequency comb generation.

Chun-Ho Lee, Xinyi Ren, Xinzhou Su, Wonho Lee, Zile Jiang, Yue Yu, Huibin Zhou, Yue Zuo, Shaoyuan Ou, Reshma Kopparapu and 5 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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15 authors.

Chun-Ho Lee *Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1985-9109
Xinyi Ren *Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Xinzhou Su *Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2520-4475
Wonho LeePHY Research Lab, Intel lab, Hillsboro, OR, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8159-9067
Zile JiangMing Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Yue YuDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Huibin ZhouMing Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5570-0950
Yue ZuoMing Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2104-3711
Shaoyuan OuMing Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Reshma KopparapuDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Adam T HeinigerTOPTICA Photonics Inc., Pittsford, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0964-3048
Moshe TurSchool of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
Alan E WillnerMing Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7339-4376
Zaijun ChenDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Mengjie YuDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. mengjie.yu@berkeley.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-4195

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Abstract

The mid-infrared (MIR) spectral regime is central to applications including remote sensing, precision spectroscopy, higher harmonic generation, and free-space optical communication. However, coherent and broadband MIR modulation remains challenging owing to high optical loss, limited bandwidth, and large drive voltages in existing platforms. Here, we overcome the challenges by deploying a suspended thin-film lithium-niobate (TFLN) based electro-optic (EO) platform co-designed with high-performance traveling-wave microwave (MW) electrodes. We demonstrate a record-low V

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PMCPMC13680620

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