Waveguide optical isolators for integrated optics

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-260

  Mizumoto, Tetsuya ^a   Takei, Ryohei ^b   Shoji, Yuya ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; magneto optics; wafer direct bonding; waveguide optical isolator

Indexed keywords

BURIED OXIDE LAYERS; DEVICE SIZES; DIRECT BONDING; FIRST-ORDER; GARNET CRYSTALS; LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX; NONRECIPROCAL LOSS SHIFTS; NONRECIPROCAL PHASE SHIFT; OPTICAL ACTIVE DEVICES; OPTICAL ISOLATION; OPTICAL ISOLATORS; SILICON ON INSULATOR WAVEGUIDE; SOI WAVEGUIDES; WAFER DIRECT BONDING;

INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTEGRATION; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; MICROWAVE ISOLATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON WAFERS; WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDE ISOLATORS;

EID: 84856268114     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2011.2168194     Document Type: Article

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