Improved design of magnetooptic rib waveguides for optical isolators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 818-822

  Bahlmann, Norbert ^a   Chandrasekhara, Vasu ^a,b   Erdmann, Andreas ^a,c,e   Gerhardt, Reinald ^a   Hertel, Peter ^a,f,g,h,i,j   Lehmann, Ralf ^d,k   Salz, Dirk ^a   Schröteler, Franz Josef ^d   Wallenhorst, Michael ^a   Dötsch, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b SAP RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SILICON TECHNOLOGY ISIT   (Germany)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^e FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^j CERN   (Switzerland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Integrated optics; Magnetooptic; Nonreciprocal waveguide; Optical isolator

Indexed keywords

FARADAY EFFECT; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; GARNETS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETOOPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL ROTATION; WAVEGUIDE ISOLATORS;

MAGNETOOPTIC RIB WAVEGUIDES; OPTICAL ISOLATORS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032071493     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.669010     Document Type: Article

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