Abstract

AbstractThin film magneto‐optical (MO) materials are enablers for integrated nonreciprocal photonic devices such as isolators and circulators. Films of polycrystalline bismuth‐substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi:YIG) have been grown on silicon substrates and waveguide devices, in which an yttrium iron garnet (YIG) seedlayer is placed either above or below the active Bi:YIG layer to promote crystallization. The films exhibit a high MO figure of merit of up to 769° dB−1 at 1550 nm wavelength. Growth of single phase Bi:YIG on the sidewalls of waveguides is demonstrated, which can be used in nonreciprocal transverse electric (TE)‐mode devices.

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