Title :
InP-based monolithically integrated optical waveguide isolator with 32 dB/cm isolation
Author :
Van Parys, Wouter ; Vanwolleghem, M. ; Van Thourhout, Drives ; Baets, Roel ; Decobert, Jean ; Dagens, Beatrice ; Thedrez, Bruno ; Wrix-Speetjens, R. ; Lagae, Liesbet
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Gent, Belgium
Abstract :
Based on the use of a transversally magnetized ferromagnetic metal as the electric contact of an active waveguide structure, a monolithically integrated optical isolator with an isolation ratio of 32 dB/cm is developed.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; ferromagnetic materials; indium compounds; integrated optics; magneto-optical isolators; optical waveguides; InP; active waveguide; monolithically integrated optical waveguide isolator; transversally magnetized ferromagnetic metal; Current density; Integrated optics; Isolators; Magnetization; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363273
