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Michigan Technological University

Theses/Dissertations

2018

Electromagnetic spin-orbit coupling

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Magnetless And Topological Edge Mode-Based On-Chip Isolators And Spin-Orbit Coupling In Magneto-Optic Media, Dolendra Karki Jan 2018

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The rapid growth of optical communication networks requires monolithic integration of various optical components such as lasers, modulators, detectors, amplifiers. Optical feedback due to reflected light at the interfaces of several components in a photonic circuit has detrimental effects to the normal operation of laser by increasing noise, forcing laser to oscillate into different lasing modes etc. So optical isolators are crucial components to make complex optical circuits possible by preventing the feedback signal from coupling back to the lasers sources. For this purpose, an optical isolator that can reduce the feedback signal by > 30 dB and at the same …