无铅In-BCVIG单晶及其磁光特性

用无铅助熔剂法生长了掺铟的铋钙钒铁石榴石(Bi_3-2xCa_2xFe_5-x-yIn_yV_xO₁₂单晶,采用本文所述的助熔剂,均长出了线度在10mm以上的晶粒完整、包容物很少的高质单晶。选用x=0.90,y=0.12的单晶,在0.7—2.2μm波长范围内测量了法拉第磁光旋转角θ_F和光吸收系数α。我们的结果表明无铅In-BCVIG单晶是磁光优值(M=(│θ关键词：     

Ultracold Gases and Quantum Information: Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School in Singapore,edited by C. Miniatura,L-C. Kwek,M. Ducloy,B. Grémaud,B-G. Englert,L.F. Cugliandolo,A. Ekert and K. K. Phua

Measurements of the Faraday magneto-optical effect and of optical absorption in magnetic garnet crystals and films are reviewed. Earlier work was restricted to measurements in the visible spectrum; these measurements showed that the transparency was sufficient to allow magnetic domains to be studied in relatively thick slabs. Within the last year or so interest has been renewed in extending magneto-optical measurements beyond the visible spectrum. In particular, extremely low absorptions are found in the wavelength range of approximately 1–5 microns. Thie work is, in no small way, spurred by the possibility of developing a light-beam modulator using the Faraday effect in this wavelength range. Recent measurements at very short wavelengths using garnet films are also reported. By extending the short wavelength measurements to 3000 Å, about two orders of magnitude increase in Fareday rotation and optical absorption are observed, compared with the visible spectrum measurements.

The Faraday effect has been used to measure magnetic hysteresis loops in single-crystal garnet slabs. Magneto-optical observation of the corresponding domain structures shows them to be particularly simple. Detailed correlation of domain structure and hysteresis loops is described; in addition, an estimate of the domain wall energy and its width is made from these measurements.

The garnets referred to in this review are yttrium iron garnet (YIG), gadolinium iron garnet (GdIG), and YIG doped with gallium (YGaIG).     

一种完整测量磁光克尔效应和法拉第效应的方法

详细给出了一种测量完整克尔和法拉弟效应的原理和实验装置。该装置简单可靠,安全由计算机控制。利用傅里叶变换方法,实验系统可以在从０．０１度至几百度的克尔和法拉第旋转角范围内以及在１．５￣６．０ｅＶ的光子能量范围内,准确地测量克尔和法拉第旋转角范围内以及在１．５￣６．０ｅＶ的光子能量范围内,准确地测量克尔和法拉第效应的绝对值。作为实验测量的例子,给出了ＭｎＢｉＡｌ合金薄膜样品和ＧａＰ块状样品的克尔和法     

热稳定法拉第旋转TbYbBiIG磁光单晶及性能

采用高温溶液法，以Ｂｉ２Ｏ３／Ｂ２Ｏ３为助熔剂成功地生长出掺铋复合稀土铁石榴石（ＴｂＹｂＢｉ）３Ｆｅ５Ｏ１２（简称ＴｂＹｂＢｉＩＧ）晶体。晶体外形规则，最大尺寸为７×６×４ｍｍ３，Ｘ射线衍射分析证实，生长的晶体为ＴｂＹｂＢｉＩＧ单相单晶体，扫描电镜能谱分析其组成为Ｔｂ２．０６Ｙｂ０．４６Ｂｉ０．４８Ｆｅ５Ｏ１２。在１．０μｍ～１．７μｍ波段测量出晶体法拉第旋转谱和光吸收谱。当λ＝１．５５μｍ时，在１０°Ｃ～８０°Ｃ温度范围内测得法拉第旋转θＦ的温度系数为ｄθＦ／ｄＴ＝－２．３×１０－２ｄｅｇ·ｍｍ－１Ｋ－１。研究结果表明，ＴｂＹｂＢｉＩＧ单晶体在近红外波段θＦ约为ＹＩＧ单晶的３倍，温度系数小，是制作高性能光隔离器的一种好材料     

High field magneto-optical study of yttrium iron garnet (YIG)

The temperature (5–300 K) and field (0–100 kG) variation of the Faraday rotation of yttrium iron garnet single crystals has been measured at selected wavelengths in the range 0.8–1.6 μm. Above the magnetic saturation field of a few kG the Faraday rotation is found to decrease with increasing field for all temperatures and wavelengths. It is shown that a field dependence of the magneto-optical coefficients causes this surprizing effect.     

Growth and characterization of cerium-substituted yttrium iron garnet single crystals for magneto-optical applications

This paper is concerned with the preparation and characterization of cerium-substituted yttrium iron garnets, which are known to be oxides having a large Faraday rotation effect. Using the improved flux method we successfully grew bulk single crystals of iron garnet doped with Ce³⁺ ions with maximum substitutions up to 0.349. Here we investigate different solution compositions for maximum Ce³⁺ substitution. The Faraday rotation and optical absorption spectra were measured in the near infrared region for different Ce³⁺ ion substituted iron garnets. The specific Faraday rotation of Ce_0.349Eu_0.195Y_2.456Fe₅O₁₂ was found to be 1430 deg/cm at a wavelength of 780 nm and –1280 deg/cm at 1150 nm. The Ce substitution prominently enhances the Faraday rotation effect, and Yb³⁺ and Eu³⁺ ions substituted for Y³⁺ in the dodecahedral sites of YIG can increase the concentration of Ce³⁺ ions, depressing the formation of nonmagnetic Ce⁴⁺ ions by charge compensation. Received: 24 January 2001 / Accepted: 2 March 2001 / Published online: 27 June 2001     

Optical and magneto-optical spectra of europium-doped strontium tetraborate single crystals

Optical absorption, luminescence, magnetic circular dichroism and Faraday rotation spectra of Sr_0.95Eu_0.05B₄O₇ single crystals are studied. The crystal field parameter for europium ions is found to be equal to 790 cm⁻¹. Excitation spectrum of luminescence strongly differs from that of low-doped polycrystalline strontium tetraborate. The Verdet constant in the ultraviolet is comparable to that of terbium gallium garnet in the visible.     

Polar Kerr rotation spectra in yttrium iron garnet and lithium ferrite: A comparative study

Polar Kerr rotation (PKR) spectra in the range 2.0–5.7 eV at 295 K of lithium ferrite and yttrium iron garnet (YIG) single crystals are reported. The spectra show more details and cover a more extended energy region than those published so far. The interpretation of the spectra is based on the assumptions that 1) PKR is an odd function of the sublattice magnetic moments 2) the origin of PKR in both compounds is of similar nature, the differences due to the different crystal structures (garnet and spinel) being less important. The calculated PKR sublattice components show some similarities in their energy dependences, the magnitude of the tetrahedral sublattice component being higher than that of the octahedral one. The components were used in the calculation of the PKR spectra in diamagnetically substituted yttrium iron garnet (J. Appl. Phys.49, 2212, 1978). The results correctly predict the trends observed experimentally.     

Giant exciton Faraday rotation in Cd1−xMnxTe mixed crystals

New semiconductor compound Cd_1?xMn_xTe exhibits strong Faraday rotation in the interband region. It is shown by measurements of magneto-optical Kerr effect and reflection in magnetic field that unusually large exciton Zeeman splitting plays an essential role in the observed Faraday rotation. A possible explanation of the observed splitting (corresponding to a “g factor” value up to 100) by exchange interaction of excitons with manganese d states is suggested.     

Vibrational spectra of Y3Al5O12 crystals grown from Ba- and Pb-based flux systems

The IR and Raman vibrational spectra of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) single crystals grown from Ba- and Pb-based flux systems have been recorded. The existence of AlO₄ and AlO₆ characteristic vibrational bands confirms the garnet structure. The spectra of the two samples are compared with the spectra recorded for YAG crystals grown from pure melt and the results are discussed.     

Wavelength and temperature characteristics of BiYbIG film/YIG crystal composite structure for magneto-optical applications

We report the wavelength and temperature characteristics of novel Bi-substituted rare-earth iron garnet films grown on a YIG substrate by a modified liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) technique. The Faraday-rotation spectrum was measured by the magneto-optically modulated dual-frequency technique with the wavelength varied from 800 nm to 1700 nm. The resultant Bi_0.37Yb_2.63Fe₅O₁₂ (BiYbIG) LPE film/YIG crystal structure showed an increased Faraday-rotation coefficient due to Bi³⁺-ion doping on the dodecahedral sites of the iron garnet without increasing absorption loss; therefore, a good magneto-optical figure of merit, defined by the ratio of Faraday rotation and optical absorption loss, has been achieved (21.5 deg/dB and 30.2 deg/dB at 1300-nm and 1550-nm wavelengths, respectively, at room temperature). In addition, since the Yb³⁺ and Y³⁺ ions provide opposite contributions to the wavelength and temperature characteristics of the Faraday rotation, the resultant BiYbIG LPE film/YIG crystal structure showed a flat Faraday-rotation curve versus wavelength and temperature. The Faraday-rotation wavelength coefficient was reduced to 0.06 %/nm at 1550-nm wavelength. The Faraday-rotation temperature derivative was reduced to 0.006 deg/°C at 1300-nm wavelength and 0.007 deg/°C at 1550-nm wavelength, respectively. PACS 78.20.Ls; 81.15.Lm; 75.50.Gg     

Structure and magneto-optical properties of fine-grain garnet thin films

The structure and magneto-optical properties of fine-grain garnet thin films crystallized by the rapid recurrent thermal annealing (RRTA) method have been studied. The RRAT method has been used to crystallize BiGaDyIG garnet single-layer or BiGaDyIG/AI double-layer films and to get nanometer grain size (about 30–50 nm), which results in a large Faraday rotation angle, a smoother surface and fewer voids in the films. Meanwhile we have discovered that the Faraday rotation angle increases with the number of recurrences during the rapid annealing and quenching. With the more recurrent annealing one can not only get a strong Faraday effect, but it suppresses the appearance of DyFeO₃ phase in garnet films, which has been explained very well. By applying the new method, the as-deposited films have been succesfully crystallized to the (BiDy)₃(FeGa)₅O₁₂ garnet phase. They exhibited excellent magneto-optical properties with a coercivity of about 1500 Oe and effective Faraday rotation angle of 1.5°. The composition, magnetic and magneto-optical properties of the crystallized garnet films have been examined.     

Magneto-optical imaging using a garnet indicator film prepared on glass substrates

We observed the magnetic domains of a magnetic card by using the bismuth-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi-YIG; Bi₁Y₂Fe₅O₁₂) thin films as the indicator films. The magnetic domains’ dependence on the preparation conditions of the garnet thin film crystals was visualized by using a magneto-optical microscope. Garnet thin films were fabricated on glass substrates using a metal-organic decomposition method (MOD). We found that bigger Faraday rotation was measured in the better crystallized indicator films. Polycrystalline Bi-YIG thin films were successfully obtained for the annealing temperature of 700 °C and an annealing time of 1 h. The thickness of the film was about 47 nm for a single coating during the MOD process. The Faraday-rotation angle of the films was estimated as −2.47°/μm and the angle was comparable to other synthesis methods, such as the sol-gel and the RF-magnetron sputtering. Using these indicator films, we could image the magnetic domains of magnetic materials.     

Magneto-optical Kerr effects of yttrium-iron garnet thin films incorporating gold nanoparticles

We report an experimental study on magneto-optical (MO) Kerr effects of yttrium-iron garnet (YIG) thin films incorporating Au nanoparticles. The polar MO Kerr spectra in the wavelength between 400 and 800 nm show that, by incorporating the Au nanoparticles, Kerr rotation angles become negative values in the region, where the localized surface plasmon polariton (SPP) resonance of the Au nanoparticles is located. The anomalous Kerr rotation indicates a possible coupling between the MO Kerr effect of YIG and the SPP. A mechanism for the coupling is discussed.     

Magneto-optical polarization spectroscopy with soft X-rays

X-ray magneto-optical polarization spectroscopy is a relatively new ellipsometric technique with which the complete polarization state of X-ray radiation after its interaction with magnetic matter can be measured. This comprises rotation and ellipticity, which fully quantify the lights polarization. Employing this technique, the complete magneto-optical constants in the X-ray regime can directly be obtained, in contrast to the more commonly used intensity-only measurements. The Faraday and magneto-optical Kerr effects, being odd with respect to magnetization reversal, can be used for the examination of ferromagnetic (FM) materials. This we demonstrate here with Faraday and Kerr rotation and ellipticity spectra, measured at the 2p edges of Fe, Co, and Ni. The Voigt effect and magnetic linear dichroism (XMLD), which are even with respect to magnetization reversal, are applied to probe both FM and antiferromagnetic (AFM) materials. Using a new XMLD-reflection spectroscopy we present results obtained on technologically important buried AFM NiO layers. PACS 78.20.Ls; 78.70.Dm; 75.70.-i     

应用于光隔离器的一维磁光光子晶体结构探索

采用传输矩阵方法分析了一维磁光光子晶体.对不同结构参量下的磁光多层膜的光学性质进行了数值计算.得到了一种新颖实用的磁光多层膜结构,可用作实现光集成应用中的光隔离器的元件.典型磁光材料的厚度仅为2.13 μm,一维磁性光子晶体的总厚度仅为7.03 μm.     

Quantum theory of the magneto-optical effect and magnetization of Nd-substituted yttrium iron garnet

The magneto-optical and magnetic properties of Nd ³⁺ ions in Y ₃Fe ₅O ₁₂ garnet are analyzed by using quantum theory. In the spontaneous state, the magneto-optical effects originate mainly from the intra-ionic electric dipole transitions between the 4 f ³ and 4 f ²5d states split by the spin-orbit, crystal field, and superexchange interactions. For the excited configuration, the coupling scheme of Yanase is extended to the Nd ³⁺ ion. The magneto-optical resonance frequencies are mainly determined by the splitting of the 5d states induced by the crystal field. The theoretical results of both Nd magnetization and Faraday rotation are in good agreement with experiments. The observed Faraday rotation is proved to be of the paramagnetic type. Although the value of the magneto-optical resonance frequency derived from a macroscopic analysis is approximately confirmed by our theoretical study, a new assignment about the transitions associated with this resonance is unambiguously determined. The spin-orbit coupling of the ground configuration has a great influence on both the Faraday rotation and magnetization, but, unlike the theoretical results obtained in some metals and alloys, the relation between the Faraday rotation and the spin-orbit coupling strength is more complex than a linear one. The magnitude of the magneto-optical coefficient increases as the spin-orbit interaction strength of the ground configuration decreases when the strength is not very weak. Finally, the temperature dependence of the magneto-optical coefficient and the effect of the mixing of different ground-term multiplets induced by the crystal field are analyzed. Received 8 November 2000     

Magneto-optical properties of the iron garnet Tb3Fe5O12 near the magnetic compensation temperature

The magneto-optical susceptibility and magnetic hysteresis loops of the Faraday effect, which accompany the technical magnetization of the iron garnet Tb₃Fe₅O₁₂, have been investigated experimentally in the temperature region near the magnetic compensation point of this ferrimagnet T _c = 249 K. It has been found that, during the technical magnetization as the temperature approaches the magnetic compensation point T _c , the velocity of domain walls increases, whereas the magneto-optical susceptibility has local maxima to the right and to the left from T _c . Mentioned features of magneto-optical properties of the iron garnet Tb₃Fe₅O₁₂ are associated with the resonance natural frequency of the domain wall oscillations in the crystal with the frequency of the alternating magnetic field. It has been shown that the used theoretical model of the magnetic resonance of domain walls makes it possible to consistently describe (at the qualitative level) the revealed regularities of the variation of the Faraday effect in the iron garnet Tb₃Fe₅O₁₂ near T _c .     

The subwavelength tuned magneto-optical Kerr effect in L1_0-FePt films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

For L10-FePt films with strong perpendicular anisotropy covered by arrays of hexagonal close-packed polystyrene spheres(PSSs),fine structures are observed in magneto-optical Kerr rotation spectra in the visible spectral range.The reflection minima are found to be located at the same wavelengths as the Kerr rotation peaks.The Kerr rotation enhancement is attributed to the excitation of both the surface plasmon polariton in the dielectric PSS/metal interface and the guide waves(guide mode)in the PSS array.The two-dimensional PSSs/SiO2/FePt system exhibiting a tunable magneto-optical Kerr effect and a high perpendicular magnetic anisotropy will be helpful for designing and fabricating magneto-optics devices.     

飞秒光诱导铽镓石榴石晶体中的磁化响应研究

运用时间分辨抽运-探测光谱技术,研究了磁光晶体铽镓石榴石(TGG)在不同椭圆偏振态的飞秒激光脉冲诱导下的极化和磁化响应.研究表明,当仅存在逆法拉第效应时,探测光旋转角信号和椭圆率信号的变化方向与圆偏振抽运光的旋向相关.这是由于圆偏振光在TGG晶体中产生的瞬态有效磁场的方向依赖于圆偏振光的旋向所致.光诱导磁化过程与材料的性质有关,TGG晶体的顺磁特性决定了其自旋弛豫时间为几十飞秒.由于探测光旋转角信号和椭圆率信号的半高全宽均为500 fs左右,加之信号强度随着抽运光脉冲能量密度的增加呈线性增长,表明TGG晶 关键词： 铽镓石榴石晶体 抽运-探测光谱技术 逆法拉第效应