Title :
Ce:YIG/SOI optical isolator realized by BCB bonding
Author :
Ghosh, S. ; Keyvaninia, S. ; Van Roy, W. ; Mizumoto, T. ; Roelkens, G. ; Baets, R.
Author_Institution :
INTEC Dept., Ghent Univ. - IMEC, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
In this paper we demonstrate an optical isolator on a Silicon-on-Insulator waveguide platform realized by the adhesive bonding of Ce:YIG on top of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. An optical isolation of 25dB is experimentally obtained.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; adhesive bonding; cerium; integrated optics; optical isolators; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; yttrium compounds; BCB bonding; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Y2Fe5O12:Ce-Si; adhesive bonding; optical isolator; silicon-on-insulator waveguide; Bonding; Garnets; Isolators; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8338-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053761