• DocumentCode
    3317196
  • Title

    Nonreciprocal polarization converter consisting of asymmetric waveguide with ferrimagnetic Ce:YIG

  • Author

    Amemiya, Tomohiro ; Tanemura, Takuo ; Nakano, Yoshiaki

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    1-4 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    53
  • Lastpage
    54
  • Abstract
    A nonreciprocal polarization converter compatible with InP-based photonic integrated circuits is proposed. The device consists of an asymmetric InGaAsP waveguide combined with a ferrimagnetic Ce:YIG layer. A nonreciprocal TE-TM mode conversion efficiency of 93% can be obtained with a device length of 0.27 mm.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; cerium; ferrimagnetic materials; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; yttrium compounds; InGaAsP-Y3Fe5O12:Ce; TE-TM mode conversion efficiency; asymmetric waveguide; ferrimagnetic layer; nonreciprocal polarization converter; photonic integrated circuits; size 0.27 nm; Ferrimagnetic materials; Isolators; Magnetooptic effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Propagation constant; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2008. NUSOD '08. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Nottingham
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2307-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NUSOD.2008.4668238
  • Filename
    4668238