铌酸锂晶体历史悠久, 物理效应最为齐全, 被用于制备声学滤波器、谐振器、延迟线、电光调制器、电光调Q开关、相位调制器等器件, 在电子技术、光通信技术、激光技术等领域得到了广泛应用, 并且在第五代无线通信技术、微纳光子学、集成光子学及量子光学等近期快速发展的领域中展示了重要的应用前景。本文简要综述了铌酸锂晶体的基本性质、晶体制备以及应用情况, 对铌酸锂晶体未来的应用发展进行了简要分析。

Lithium niobate(LiNbO3, LN) has a long history and variety of physical effects which can be used to make acoustic filters, resonators, delay lines, electro-optical modulators, electro-optical Q switches and phase modulator devices. It has been widely used in electronic technology, optical communication technology, laser technology, etc. Furthermore, with the rapid development of the fifth-generation wireless communication technology, micro-nano photonics, integrated photonics and quantum optics, LN crystal has important application prospects. In this paper, the basic properties, preparation and application of LN are summarized, and the future application is also analyzed.