• DocumentCode
    1667620
  • Title

    Electro-optical silicon isolator

  • Author

    Lira, Hugo L R ; Yu, Zongfu ; Fan, Shanhui ; Lipson, Michal

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the first non-magnetic CMOS-compatible optical isolator on a silicon chip. The isolator is based on indirect interband photonic transition, created by electrically-driven dynamic refractive index modulation on a two-mode waveguide. We observe a strong contrast (up to 3dB) in the transmission coefficient along the forward and backward directions.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; electro-optical devices; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical isolators; optical waveguides; refractive index; silicon; Si; electrically-driven dynamic refractive index modulation; electro-optical isolator; indirect interband photonic transition; non-magnetic CMOS-compatible optical isolator; two-mode waveguide; Isolators; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326184
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1667620