Title :
Unidirectional optical Bloch oscillations in garnet/silicon-on-insulator waveguide arrays
Author :
Kumar, Pradeep ; Levy, Miguel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Michigan Technol. Univ., Houghton, MI, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the existence of unidirectional optical Bloch oscillations in transversely magnetized, garnet/silicon-on-insulator waveguide arrays. This phenomenon enables the design and fabrication of multi-functional on-chip devices.
Keywords :
cerium; integrated optics; magneto-optical devices; optical arrays; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; Si; YIG:Cr; design; fabrication; garnet-silicon-on-insulator waveguide arrays; multifunctional on-chip devices; unidirectional optical Bloch oscillations; Garnets; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical device fabrication; Optical diffraction; Optical waveguides; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
