Title :
Measurement of optical nonreciprocal phase shift in a bi-substituted Gd3Fe5O12film and application to waveguide-type optical circulator
Author :
Mizumoto, Tetsuya ; Oochi, Kiyoshi ; Harada, Toshiaki ; Naito, Yoshiyuki
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguru-ku, Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
3/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An waveguide-type optical circulator can be constructed with an optical nonreciprocal phase shifter and 3-dB directional couplers. We have measured nonreciprocal phase shift in a Bi-substituted Gd3Fe5O12(abbreviated as Bi:GdIG) thin film. It is shown that the optical circulator of several millimeters length can be realized by using Bi:GdIG.
Keywords :
Magnetooptic materials/devices; Optical circulators; Optical propagation, nonreciprocal media; Optical strip waveguide components; Phase shifters; Bismuth; Isolators; Magnetic materials; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Phase measurement; Phase shifters;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1986.1074718
