A 90° optical hybrid employing an MMI coupler was fabricated on a thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) platform that can be used for integrated coherent transceivers. The fabricated 90° optical hybrid exhibited a CMRR greater than 20 dB, a phase error below ±7.5°, and an excess loss less than 1.8 dB (including contributions from the 90° hybrid, a 1 × 2 MMI coupler, and an optical delay line, after subtracting the losses from the coupler and delay line, the 90° optical hybrid introduced less than 0.9 dB of loss) over the C-band with a compact footprint of 13.8 × 250 μm², facilitating the future development of high-bandwidth optical coherent transceivers heterogeneously integrated on TFLN.

A photonic frequency discrimination and phase identification system based on an on-chip dual Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM) is proposed. By utilizing the power cancellation (PCD) condition, the system achieves high-precision frequency discrimination and phase identification of multi-frequency radio frequency (RF) signals. The system adopts an on-chip dual-MZM architecture, effectively reducing phase interference in signal transmission caused by environmental factors. This is achieved through precise bias control and the adjustment of the local oscillator (LO) signal’s optical path delay using a tunable optical delay line (TODL), ensuring that the dual MZM operates in the phase inversion condition. When the LO frequency matches that of an RF signal, a significant power attenuation is observed at the system output. The phase of the RF signal is extracted from the corresponding PCD. Experimental results demonstrate that the system achieves a bandwidth of 30 GHz, a frequency resolution of 700 kHz, and a frequency resolution error of less than 498 kHz, with a phase identification range from 0° to 65°. With high integration, the system demonstrates excellent accuracy in multi-frequency signal measurement and phase identification, offering a reliable solution for complex RF scenarios.