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InGaAsP/InP evanescent mode waveguide optical isolators and their application to InGaAsP/InP/Si hybrid evanescent optical isolators

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We theoretically investigated InGaAsP/InP evanescent mode waveguide optical isolators and proposed their application to InGaAsP/InP/Si hybrid evanescent optical isolators. InGaAsP/InP evanescent optical isolators are composed of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) waveguides having InGaAsP multiple quantum well (MQW) active layer and upper InGaAsP waveguide layer with ferromagnetic layer. Optical isolation is obtained for evanescent optical mode in the InGaAsP waveguide layer. InGaAsP/InP/Si hybrid evanescent optical isolators are theoretically proposed based on the idea of InGaAsP/InP evanescent optical isolators. InGaAsP/InP/Si hybrid evanescent optical isolators are composed of ferromagnetic metal loaded silicon evanescent waveguides with wafer-bonded InGaAsP/InP optical gain material. The optical isolation and propagation loss are discussed with the structure of silicon evanescent waveguides, and optical isolation of 8.0 dB/mm was estimated. The concept of semiconductor evanescent mode optical isolators is feasible with InP based photonic integrated circuits and advanced silicon photonics.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588, Japan

    Hiromasa Shimizu & Syunsuke Goto

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Shimizu, H., Goto, S. InGaAsP/InP evanescent mode waveguide optical isolators and their application to InGaAsP/InP/Si hybrid evanescent optical isolators. Opt Quant Electron 41, 653–660 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-010-9373-3

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