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Linear isolators using wavelength conversion

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Kamal Abdelsalam
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Teng‐Fei Li
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Jacob B. Khurgin
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Sasan Fathpour *
DOI:10.1364/OPTICA.385639delete
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Optical isolators, reliably integrated on-chip, are crucial components for a wide range of optical systems and applications. We introduce a new class of wideband nonmagnetic and linear optical isolators based on nonlinear frequency conversion and spectral filtering among the pump, signal, and idler wavelengths. The scheme is experimentally demonstrated using difference-frequency generation in periodically poled thin-film lithium niobate integrated devices and short- and long-pass optical filters. We demonstrate a wide bandwidth of more than 150 nm, limited only by the measurement setup, and an optical isolation ratio of up to 18 dB for the involved idler and signal waves. The difference of transmittance at the signal wavelength between forward and backward propagation is 40 dB. We also discuss pathways for substantial isolation improvement using appropriate anti-reflection coatings. The integrable isolator, operating in the telecommunication band, is characterized by a perfectly linear output versus input power dependence and can be incorporated into high-speed telecom and datacom systems as well as a variety of other applications. (C) 2020 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
Keywords:
FILM LITHIUM-NIOBATE
OPTICAL ISOLATION
WAVE-GUIDES
SILICON
MODULATION
EFFICIENCY
DIODE

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