Semiconductor waveguide optical isolators towards larger optical isolation utilizing nonreciprocal phase shift by ferromagnetic Co

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1554-1556

  Shimizu, Hiromasa ^a   Yoshida, Syunta ^a   Goto, Syunsuke ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha parameter; Co; InGaAsP; Nonreciprocal loss; Nonreciprocal phase shift; Photonic integrated circuit; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Waveguide optical isolator

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARAMETER; CO; INGAASP; NONRECIPROCAL LOSS; NONRECIPROCAL PHASE SHIFT; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA);

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MICROWAVE ISOLATORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHASE SHIFT; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; STRUCTURAL METALS; VIBRATION CONTROL; WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDE ISOLATORS;

EID: 65349179828     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.928839     Document Type: Article

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