Title :
Broadband optical circulators in two dimensional magneto-optical photonic crystals
Author :
Wang, Zheng ; Fan, Shanhui
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We show strong magneto-optical hybridization and nonreciprocal characteristics in 2D bismuth-iron-garnet photonic crystal cavities induced by patterned magnetic domains. A Y-junction circulator is demonstrated numerically with a 20 dB bandwidth of 115 GHz at 1550 nm wavelength.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; magnetic domains; magnetic materials; magneto-optical devices; magneto-optical effects; optical circulators; photonic crystals; 115 GHz; 1550 nm; 2D bismuth-iron-garnet photonic crystal cavity; Bi3Fe5O12; broadband optical circulator; magneto-optical hybridization; nonreciprocal characteristics; patterned magnetic domains; two dimensional magneto-optical photonic crystal; Circulators; Gyrotropism; Integrated optics; Magnetic domains; Magnetic materials; Magnetooptic effects; Optical devices; Optical resonators; Photonic crystals; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548816
