• DocumentCode
    1532115
  • Title

    Simple model of second harmonic magneto-optical Kerr effects

  • Author

    Kubrakov, Nikolai F. ; Atkinson, Ronald

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Pure & Appl. Phys., Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2420
  • Lastpage
    2423
  • Abstract
    A simple formalism is outlined to explore linear and second harmonic magneto-optical Kerr effects in centro-symmetric, ferromagnetically ordered multilayers. The influence of surfaces and interfaces having distinct magnetizations is considered in terms of the volume and surface susceptibility tensors being invariant under the ordinary point groups
  • Keywords
    Kerr magneto-optical effect; magnetic multilayers; magnetic susceptibility; magnetisation; optical harmonic generation; centrosymmetric ferromagnetic multilayer; interface magnetization; magneto-optical Kerr effect; point group; second harmonic generation; surface magnetization; surface susceptibility tensor; volume susceptibility tensor; Frequency; Kerr effect; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetic susceptibility; Magnetooptic effects; Physics; Polarization; Surface waves; Tensile stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.951191
  • Filename
    951191