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    Area of Science:

    • Photonics and optical engineering
    • Integrated optics
    • Non-reciprocal devices

    Background:

    • Exceptional points (EPs) are degeneracies in complex systems where eigenvalues and eigenvectors coalesce.
    • Optical isolators based on microring resonators (MRRs) face limitations in isolation bandwidth and insertion loss.
    • Negative imaginary parts of energy eigenvalues offer potential solutions for spectral linewidth and bandwidth challenges.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and demonstrate a second-order exceptional point (EP2) system for optical isolators.
    • To overcome the isolation bandwidth limitations of traditional MRR-based optical isolators.
    • To achieve enhanced isolation bandwidth without compromising insertion loss.

    Main Methods:

    • Construction of a second-order EP2 system using silicon nitride (SiN)-based cascaded racetrack resonators.
    • Integration of a metal strip acting as an electromagnet to provide magnetic fields for non-reciprocal phase shifting (NRPS).
    • Analysis of complex frequency splitting triggered by NRPS perturbation, leading to isolation bandwidth proportional to the square-root of the perturbation.

    Main Results:

    • The EP-based optical isolator demonstrated a 163% increase in isolation bandwidth compared to single-racetrack isolators.
    • A 22% improvement in isolation bandwidth was observed compared to cascaded-racetrack isolators.
    • The device achieved a low insertion loss of 2.85 dB and a high isolation ratio of 34.3 dB.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed EP-based optical isolator effectively enhances isolation bandwidth by leveraging complex frequency splitting.
    • This technology offers a promising solution for overcoming bandwidth limitations in optical isolators.
    • The EP-based design holds significant potential for high-density monolithic integration and packaging of optical devices.