Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Optical isolation: A non-magnetic approach

Optical isolation: A non-magnetic approach:

Optical isolation: A non-magnetic approach


Nature Photonics 5, 517 (2011).
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2011.216


Authors: Zongfu Yu & Shanhui Fan

Going beyond the conventional approach based on the Faraday effect, scientists have now used acoustic modes optically excited in the core of a photonic crystal fibre to realize a reconfigurable all-optical isolator.

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