Title :
Magneto-optic Contact for Application in an Amplifying Waveguide Optical Isolator
Author :
Van Parys, W. ; Van Thourhout, Dries ; Baets, Roel ; Vanwolleghem, M. ; Thedrez, Bruno ; Lelarge, Francois ; Speetjens, Roel Wirix ; Lagae, Liesbet
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ.
Abstract :
We present the development of a metal-semiconductor contact for a TM-mode amplifying waveguide optical isolator and show that it is a compromise between good (magneto-)optical performance and good electrical behavior
Keywords :
magneto-optical effects; magneto-optical isolators; optical waveguide components; semiconductor-metal boundaries; TM-mode amplifying waveguide optical isolator; electrical behavior; magneto-optic contact; magneto-optical performance; metal-semiconductor contact; Contacts; III-V semiconductor materials; Isolators; Magnetooptic effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278895
