Title :
A Proposal of Zero Leakage-Loss Passive Optical Combiner Based on Nonreciprocal Waveguide
Author :
Chen, Ruiyi ; Zhou, Haifeng ; Jiang, Guoming ; Sun, Yiling ; Hao, Yinlei ; Yang, Jianyi ; Wang, Minghua ; Jiang, Xiaoqing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
In this letter, a zero-leakage-loss passive optical combiner based on nonreciprocal waveguides is proposed to remove the inherent 3-dB leakage loss in the conventional ones, which consists of a nonreciprocal waveguide grating-type isolator and circulator. The device concept is given, and the dispersion relation analysis and 3-D magnetooptical beam propagation method are employed to validate the feasibility and the device performance.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; integrated optics; magneto-optical isolators; optical circulators; optical losses; optical waveguides; 3-D magnetooptical beam propagation method; circulator; dispersion relation; isolator; leakage loss; nonreciprocal waveguides; passive optical combiner; Magnetooptics; nonreciprocal phase shift; optical combiners; optical isolators;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2009.2028579
