Title :
Optimized yttrium iron garnet growth on silicon for films with high faraday rotation
Author :
Block, A.D. ; Stadler, B.J.H. ; Stoltz, Jordan ; Seaton, Nicholas C. A.
Abstract :
Bismuth and cerium YIG films with Faraday rotations of 4000°/cm and 10000°/cm were obtained on Si, and a complete model for the growth and crystallization required to obtain such films is presented.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; bismuth; cerium; crystallisation; optical films; optical materials; silicon; yttrium compounds; Faraday rotations; Si; YIG:Bi; YIG:Ce; bismuth YIG films; cerium YIG films; complete model; crystallization; optimized yttrium iron garnet growth; Bismuth; Cerium; Crystallization; Faraday effect; Garnets; Iron; Yttrium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
