A hybrid integrated waveguide isolator on a silica-based planar lightwave circuit

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2537-2546

  Sugimoto, N ^a   Terui, H ^a   Tate, A ^a   Katoh, Y ^a   Yamada, Y ^a   Sugita, A ^a   Shibukawa, A ^a   Inoue, Y ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; GADOLINIUM; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THIN FILMS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

HYBRID INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE ISOLATORS; NONRECIPROCAL WAVEGUIDE ROTATORS; SILICA BASED PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS; THIN FILM POLARIZERS;

WAVEGUIDE ISOLATORS;

EID: 0030284381     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.548152     Document Type: Article

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