Title :
Semiconductor Waveguide Isolators
Author :
Zaman, Tauhid R. ; Guo, Xiaoyun ; Ram, Rajeev J.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol. (MIT), Cambridge
Abstract :
The monolithic integration of optical isolators with semiconductor lasers has remained an unsolved problem in photonics. Challenges associated with fabrication and incorporation of new materials with conventional III-V semiconductors have resulted in many novel approaches. This paper discusses these different approaches and also presents a summary of our own work on the monolithic integration of optical isolators.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; III-V semiconductors; integrated optics; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; Faraday rotation; III-V semiconductors; monolithic integration; optical isolators; photonic integration; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor waveguide isolators; III-V semiconductor materials; Integrated optics; Isolators; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide lasers; Faraday rotation; isolators; photonic integration;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2007.909859
