Title :
High Temperature Operation of TM-mode Nonreciprocal-Loss Waveguide Optical Isolator with Ferromagnetic MnSb
Author :
Amemiya, T. ; Ogawa, Y. ; Shimizu, H. ; Munekata, H. ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
Abstract :
A TM-mode waveguide optical isolator consisting of a semiconductor waveguide combined with a ferromagnetic MnSb layer was developed. An isolation ratio of 12 dB/mm was achieved at a wavelength of 1.54 mum and a temperature range of 20-70degC.
Keywords :
optical isolators; TM-mode nonreciprocal-loss waveguide optical isolator; Indium gallium arsenide; Isolators; Magnetooptic effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382613
