DocumentCode
2173472
Title
TM mode waveguide optical isolator based on the nonreciprocal loss shift
Author
Amemiya, Tomohiro ; Shimizu, Hiromasa ; Nakano, Yoshiaki
Author_Institution
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
fYear
2005
fDate
8-12 May 2005
Firstpage
303
Lastpage
306
Abstract
We developed a TM mode waveguide optical isolator based on the nonreciprocal loss shift. The isolator consists of a semiconductor optical amplifier with a Ni/Fe ferromagnetic bilayer electrode. An isolation of 6.6 dB/mm was achieved for a wavelength of 1530 nm.
Keywords
iron alloys; magneto-optical isolators; nickel alloys; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1530 nm; NiFe; TM mode waveguide optical isolator; ferromagnetic bilayer electrode; nonreciprocal loss shift; semiconductor optical amplifier; Isolators; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Substrates;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2005. International Conference on
ISSN
1092-8669
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8891-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIPRM.2005.1517486
Filename
1517486
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