Title :
Large faraday effect in ce:biig epitaxial thin films
Author :
Ferrera, M. ; Sekhar, M. Chandra ; Hwang, J.Y. ; Razzari, L. ; Harnagea, C. ; Zaezjev, M. ; Linzon, Y. ; Pignolet, A. ; Morandotti, R.
Author_Institution :
Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., INRS, Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We report the growth and the characterization of novel Ce2.2Bi0.8Fe5O12-(Ce:BiIG) epitaxial thin films. By using a magneto-optical set-up in a transmission geometry, we recorded the highest Faraday rotation ever reported for magneto-optical garnet thin films, i.e. 0.55 degrees/mum @1550 nm.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; bismuth compounds; cerium; epitaxial growth; garnets; thin films; Ce2.2Bi0.8Fe5O12; Faraday rotation; epitaxial thin films; large Faraday effect; magneto-optical effect; magneto-optical garnet thin films; transmission geometry; wavelength 1550 nm; Atom optics; Faraday effect; Garnet films; Iron; Magnetooptic effects; Magnetooptic recording; Optical films; Pulsed laser deposition; Substrates; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343219