Title :
Fabrication of Garnet Waveguides and Polarizers for Integrated Optical Isolators
Author :
Sung, Sang-Yeob ; Qi, Xiaoyuan ; Stadler, Bethanie J.H.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Abstract :
YIG waveguides and photonic crystal polarizers were successfully integrated with Si using SiO2 claddings. The films were grown by room temperature reactive RF sputtering and rapid thermal annealing. Faraday rotations of 0.2deg/mum were achieved.
Keywords :
claddings; garnets; integrated optics; magnetic thin films; optical fabrication; optical isolators; optical polarisers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; rapid thermal annealing; sputtering; yttrium compounds; Si; Y3Fe5O12; claddings; garnet waveguides; integrated optical isolators; photonic crystal polarizers; rapid thermal annealing; reactive RF sputtering; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Garnets; Integrated optics; Isolators; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Radio frequency; Temperature;
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.2007.4452833
