Title :
Magnetooptic switch based on domain wall motion in orthoferrites
Author :
Didosyan, Yuri S. ; Hauser, Hans ; Reider, Georg A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Ind. Electron. & Material Sci., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
fDate :
9/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A prototype of an optical switch based on Faraday rotation in yttrium orthoferrite crystals is developed. The switch is of latching type and has an operating time below 100 ns. Integrated arrays of switches are feasible due to the dimensions of the optical rotator of less than 3 mm3.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; garnets; integrated optics; magnetic domain walls; magneto-optical devices; optical arrays; optical bistability; optical switches; yttrium compounds; 100 ns; 3 mm; Faraday rotation; YFe5O12; YIG; bistability; canted ferromagnets; domain wall motion; integrated arrays; latching type switch; magnetooptic switch; operating time; optical communications; optical rotator dimensions; orthoferrites; yttrium orthoferrite crystals; Communication switching; Magnetic materials; Magnetic switching; Magnetooptic devices; Magnetooptic effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Yttrium;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2002.802513
