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In this paper, we present two four-port optical circulators for TE and TM modes, respectively. Exploiting the recent technological development concerning Ce:YIG pulse laser deposition on silicon nitride platform, we design two integrated circulators, which can be used to implement several functions in integrated optics, such as de-interleavers, input/output amplifier isolators and output laser isolators. The proposed devices combine the benefit of low loss silicon nitride waveguides with the non-reciprocal properties of magneto-optical materials.

In this Letter we present the design of a novel (to our best knowledge) integrated TE isolator realized using ultra-lowloss Si3N4 waveguides. The device is made of two straight waveguides coupled to an array of ring resonators including a Ce:YIG garnet grown on their internal side. The analysis demonstrates advantages in loss, isolation, and passband width as the number of rings is increased.