Polarization proximity effect in isolator crystal pairs
Materials Science
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
We experimentally studied the polarization dynamics (orientation and ellipticity) of near infrared light transmitted through magnetooptic Yttrium Iron Garnet crystal pairs using a modified balanced detection scheme. When the pair separation is in the sub-millimeter range, we observed a proximity effect in which the saturation field is reduced by up to 20%. 1D magnetostatic calculations suggest that the proximity effect originates from magnetostatic interactions between the dipole moments of the isolator crystals. This substantial reduction of the saturation field is potentially useful for the realization of low-power integrated magneto-optical devices.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0809.3292,
title = {Polarization proximity effect in isolator crystal pairs},
author = {Yoav Linzon and Marcello Ferrera and Luca Razzari and Alain Pignolet and Roberto Morandotti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.3292},
year = {2009}
}
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submitted to Optics Letters