Title :
Si-wire MZI optical isolator fabricated by direct bonding
Author :
Ito, M. ; Shoji, Y. ; Shirato, Y. ; Mizumoto, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
An optical isolator based on Si-wire Mach-Zehnder interferometer is demonstrated using direct bonding of Ce:YIG on it. Large magneto-optic phase shift and optical isolation of 18 dB is obtained at a wavelength of 1322 nm.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; cerium; garnets; integrated optoelectronics; lead bonding; magneto-optical isolators; optical fabrication; optical phase shifters; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; yttrium compounds; Si-YIG:Ce; Si-wire MZI optical isolator; Si-wire Mach-Zehnder interferometer; direct bonding; magneto-optic phase shift; optical fabrication; optical isolation; wavelength 1322 nm; Bonding; Isolators; Magnetooptic effects; Optical device fabrication; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0826-8
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324072
