Title :
Performance Limits to Waveguide Isolators in InP
Author :
Zaman, Tauhid ; Ram, Rajeev J.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge
Abstract :
The limits of isolation and bandwidth for existing waveguide isolators in InP are analyzed. A new integrated waveguide isolator design is proposed which achieves an isolation greater than 38 dB and a loss of 1.4 dB.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical design techniques; optical isolators; optical losses; optical waveguides; Faraday waveguide isolators; InP; bandwidth limits; insertion loss; integrated waveguide isolator design; isolation limits; loss 1.4 dB; Arm; Indium phosphide; Isolators; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical losses; Optical retarders; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452794
