3 papers
physics.optics2026
Wafer-scale monolithic integration of Ce:YIG films and magneto-optical isolators on silicon
Tianchi Zhang, Yucong Yang, Weihao Yang +9
Silicon integrated cerium doped yttrium iron garnet (Ce:YIG) thin films are promising candidates for integrated nonreciprocal photonic devices, cryogenic photonic modulators and op…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Localized crystallization of Ce:YIG thin films on Si using CO2 laser annealing for integrated nonreciprocal photonic device applications
Xinran Ji, Junxian Wang, Tianchi Zhang +6
Laser annealing (LA) technique has emerged as an effective method for localized crystallization of magneto-optical (MO) garnet thin films on semiconductor substrates. However, no s…
physics.optics2025
Nonreciprocal optical circuit switching
Zhifeng Tu, Yucong Yang, Yiran Wei +11
Directly switching optical signals outperforms conventional optoelectronic hardware in terms of cost, latency, and energy efficiency, and is expected to address the growing demand…