Title :
Optical isolator with SOI waveguide
Author :
Mizumoto, Tetsuya ; Shoji, Yuya
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EEE, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo
Abstract :
An SOI waveguide isolator is fabricated by directly bonding a magneto-optic garnet onto a silicon guiding layer. The isolator works for TM mode based on nonreciprocal phase shift with an isolation ratio of 21 dB.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; magneto-optical isolators; silicon-on-insulator; SOI waveguide; TM mode; magneto-optic garnet; nonreciprocal phase shift; optical isolator; Garnets; High speed optical techniques; Isolators; Magnetooptic effects; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical interferometry; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Silicon; (230.3120) Integrated optics devices; (230.3240) Isolators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0