DocumentCode
1069144
Title
Semiconductor Waveguide Isolators
Author
Zaman, Tauhid R. ; Guo, Xiaoyun ; Ram, Rajeev J.
Author_Institution
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol. (MIT), Cambridge
Volume
26
Issue
2
fYear
2008
Firstpage
291
Lastpage
301
Abstract
The monolithic integration of optical isolators with semiconductor lasers has remained an unsolved problem in photonics. Challenges associated with fabrication and incorporation of new materials with conventional III-V semiconductors have resulted in many novel approaches. This paper discusses these different approaches and also presents a summary of our own work on the monolithic integration of optical isolators.
Keywords
Faraday effect; III-V semiconductors; integrated optics; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; Faraday rotation; III-V semiconductors; monolithic integration; optical isolators; photonic integration; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor waveguide isolators; III-V semiconductor materials; Integrated optics; Isolators; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide lasers; Faraday rotation; isolators; photonic integration;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.2007.909859
Filename
4451239
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