Title :
High transmission enhanced Faraday rotation in one-dimensional photonic crystals with defects
Author :
Steel, M.J. ; Levy, M. ; Osgood, R.M., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Photonic crystals containing defects produce enhanced Faraday rotation but existing designs have low intensity output. We show that designs with two-defects possess sufficient freedom to attain high transmission over a large range of rotation angles in very short lengths. We optimize such systems for 45/spl deg/ rotation in optical isolators.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; optical isolators; optical rotation; photonic band gap; defects; enhanced Faraday rotation; high transmission; high transmission enhanced Faraday rotation; low intensity output; one-dimensional photonic crystals; optical isolators; photonic crystals; rotation angles; very short lengths; Birefringence; Isolators; Magnetic materials; Magnetooptic effects; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
