<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, employing of one-dimensional magnetophotonic crystals in infrared wavelengths range is considered. For this purpose, magnetophotonic multilayer structures, composed of magnetic defect layer surrounded by dielectric and MO Bragg mirrors, have been proposed. Ce:YIG with an optical thickness in the range of 0 to λ<sub>s</sub> was used as a magnetic material. By using four by four transfer matrix method, the transmittance values and Faraday rotation (FR) angles of these structures were computed. The electric field distribution was obtained by Finite Element Method (FEM). By investigation of transmittance and FR angle of magnetophotonic crystals, it was possible to design the optimized structures with a rotation larger than 30 degrees and high transmittance. Such structures with a few micrometer thickness and fast magneto-optical (MO) responses have the potential to be used in MO devices like integrated photonic elements and sensors.</p></abstract>

In this paper, employing of one-dimensional magnetophotonic crystals in infrared wavelengths range is considered. For this purpose, magnetophotonic multilayer structures, composed of magnetic defect layer surrounded by dielectric and MO Bragg mirrors, have been proposed. Ce:YIG with an optical thickness in the range of 0 to λs was used as a magnetic material. By using four by four transfer matrix method, the transmittance values and Faraday rotation (FR) angles of these structures were computed. The electric field distribution was obtained by Finite Element Method (FEM). By investigation of transmittance and FR angle of magnetophotonic crystals, it was possible to design the optimized structures with a rotation larger than 30 degrees and high transmittance. Such structures with a few micrometer thickness and fast magneto-optical (MO) responses have the potential to be used in MO devices like integrated photonic elements and sensors.

Enhancement of Faraday rotation in defect modes of one-dimensional magnetophotonic crystals

Materials Science-Poland

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In this paper, employing of one-dimensional magnetophotonic crystals in infrared wavelengths range is considered. For this purpose, magnetophotonic multilayer...

Enhancement of Faraday rotation in defect modes of one-dimensional magnetophotonic crystals

Published Online: Oct 18, 2019

Page range: 446 - 453

Received: Oct 07, 2018

Accepted: Mar 09, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2019-0036

Keywords
magneto-optics, magnetophotonic crystal, transmittance, Faraday rotation

© 2019 Tahmineh Jalali et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Enhancement of Faraday rotation in defect modes of one-dimensional magnetophotonic crystals

Published Online: Oct 18, 2019

Page range: 446 - 453

Received: Oct 07, 2018

Accepted: Mar 09, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2019-0036

Keywordsmagneto-optics, magnetophotonic crystal, transmittance, Faraday rotation

© 2019 Tahmineh Jalali et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
magneto-optics, magnetophotonic crystal, transmittance, Faraday rotation