Title :
TM mode optical waveguide isolator with 8.8 dB/mm nonreciprocal propagation induced by ferromagnetic MnAs
Author :
Amemiya, T. ; Shimizu, H. ; Nakano, Y. ; Hai, P.N. ; Yokoyama, M. ; Tanaka, M.
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ.
Abstract :
A 1540 nm, TM mode waveguide isolator based on the nonreciprocal loss shift was developed. It consisted of a semiconductor waveguide with a ferromagnetic MnAs layer and showed an isolation ratio of 8.8 dB/mm
Keywords :
ferromagnetic materials; integrated optics; light propagation; magnetic semiconductors; magneto-optical isolators; manganese compounds; optical losses; optical waveguide components; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1540 nm; MnAs; TM mode; ferromagnetic MnAs; isolation ratio; nonreciprocal loss shift; nonreciprocal propagation; optical isolator; semiconductor optical amplifier; semiconductor waveguide; waveguide isolator; Isolators; Magnetooptic devices; Magnetooptic effects; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215931
