Title :
Wideband Operation of Magneto-Optical Isolator with Phase Adjusted Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Author :
Shoji, Yuya ; Mizumoto, Tetsuya
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Inst. of Technol.
Abstract :
A wideband operation of magneto-optical isolator was proposed and demonstrated. The operation is realized by adjusting the reciprocal phase difference to compensate for the wavelength dependence of the nonreciprocal phase difference in the Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; compensation; magneto-optical isolators; optical waveguide components; compensation; magneto-optical waveguide isolator; nonreciprocal phase difference; phase adjusted Mach-Zehnder interferometer; reciprocal phase difference; Arm; Isolators; Magnetooptic devices; Magnetooptic effects; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical waveguides; Phase shifters; Propagation losses; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279116