Inventors:
Lionel C. Kimerling - Concord MA, US
Caroline A. Ross - Arlington MA, US
Lei Bi - Cambridge MA, US
Peng Jiang - Cambridge MA, US
Dong Hun Kim - Cambridge MA, US
Gerald F. Dionne - Winchester MA, US
Assignee:
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
G02B 6/42, B05D 5/12
Abstract:
A patterned nonreciprocal optical resonator structure is provided that includes a resonator structure that receives an optical signal. A top cladding layer is deposited on a selective portion of the resonator structure. The top cladding layer is patterned so as to expose the core of the resonator structure defined by the selective portion. A magneto-optically active layer includes a magneto-optical medium being deposited on the exposed core of the resonator structure so as to generate optical non-reciprocity.