• DocumentCode
    3012003
  • Title

    Single mode operation of 1.5 μm TM-mode waveguide optical isolators based on the nonreciprocal-loss phenomenon

  • Author

    Amemiya, T. ; Shimizu, H. ; Yokoyama, M. ; Hai, P.N. ; Tanaka, M. ; Nakano, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We developed a 1.5-mum-band, TM-mode waveguide optical isolator consisting of a semiconductor ridge waveguide combined with a ferromagnetic MnAs layer. The device shows single mode operation with an isolation ratio of 7.2 dB/mm at 1.53-1.55 mum wavelength.
  • Keywords
    magneto-optical isolators; ridge waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; TM-mode waveguide optical isolators; nonreciprocal-loss phenomenon; semiconductor ridge waveguide; single mode operation; wavelength 1.5 mum; Indium phosphide; Isolators; Magnetooptic devices; Optical devices; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452994
  • Filename
    4452994