Title :
TM mode waveguide optical isolator based on the nonreciprocal loss shift
Author :
Amemiya, Tomohiro ; Shimizu, Hiromasa ; Nakano, Yoshiaki
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We developed a TM mode waveguide optical isolator based on the nonreciprocal loss shift. The isolator consists of a semiconductor optical amplifier with a Ni/Fe ferromagnetic bilayer electrode. An isolation of 6.6 dB/mm was achieved for a wavelength of 1530 nm.
Keywords :
iron alloys; magneto-optical isolators; nickel alloys; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1530 nm; NiFe; TM mode waveguide optical isolator; ferromagnetic bilayer electrode; nonreciprocal loss shift; semiconductor optical amplifier; Isolators; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2005. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8891-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2005.1517486
