Polycrystalline-metal-ferromagnetic optical waveguide isolator (POWI) for monolithic-integration with diode-laser devices

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 631-633

  Hammer, Jacob M ^a,b   Abeles, Joseph H ^a,c   Channin, Donald J ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Photonics Consulting   (United States)

^c SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Isolators; Magnetooptic isolators; Optical communication; Optical isolators; Optics; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers

Indexed keywords

FARADAY EFFECT; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THIN FILMS; WAVEGUIDE ISOLATORS;

POLYCRYSTALLINE METAL FERROMAGNETIC OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ISOLATORS;

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS;

EID: 0031140936     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.588165     Document Type: Article

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