Fabrication and characterization of an InGaAsp/InP active waveguide optical isolator with 14.7 dB/mm TE mode nonreciprocal attenuation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-43

  Shimizu, Hiromasa ^a,b,c   Nakano, Yoshiaki ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fe; InGaAsP; Nonreciprocal loss shift; Photonic integrated circuit; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Waveguide optical isolator

Indexed keywords

ISOLATION RATIO; NONRECIPROCAL LOSS SHIFTS; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; WAVEGUIDE OPTICAL ISOLATORS;

MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; PHOTONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33845225018     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.861135     Document Type: Article

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