Title :
Garnet Waveguides and Polarizers for Integrated Optical Isolators on Si Substrates
Author :
Sung, Sang-Yeob ; Qi, Xiaoyuan ; Stadler, Bethanie J.H.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Abstract :
High quality YIG waveguides and photonic crystal polarizers were fabricated on Si with various cladding/buffer layers. The structures were designed for optical isolation at 1.55 mum with the waveguide acting as a Faraday rotator with an integrated magnetic biasing film.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; integrated optics; magneto-optical isolators; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical polarisers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; yttrium compounds; Faraday rotator; Si; YIG; buffer layers; cladding layers; high quality garnet waveguides; integrated magnetic biasing film; integrated optical isolators; photonic crystal polarizers fabrication; wavelength 1.55 mum; Buffer layers; Garnets; Integrated optics; Isolators; Optical buffering; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0934-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347717
