Title :
Faraday rotation in amorphous chalcogenide films
Author :
Zoubir, A. ; Jarvis, R.A. ; Krolikowska, M. ; Wang, R.P. ; Madden, S. ; Ruan, Y. ; Rode, A.V. ; Luther-Davies, B.
Author_Institution :
Laser Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We measured the wavelength dispersion of magneto-optic rotation in amorphous chalcogenide thin-films deposited by pulsed laser deposition. The largest rotation is achieved in films with high Germanium concentration being more than 25-times greater than silica.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; germanium compounds; pulsed laser deposition; semiconductor thin films; As2S3; Faraday rotation; Ge22As20Se58; Ge33As12Se55; amorphous chalcogenide thin-films; germanium concentration; magneto-optic rotation; pulsed laser deposition; wavelength dispersion; Amorphous materials; Dispersion; Germanium; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulsed laser deposition; Rotation measurement; Silicon compounds; Thin films; Wavelength measurement; (160.3820) Magneto-optical materials; (310.6860) Thin films, optical properties;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628120
