We demonstrate theoretically a large transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect (TMOKE) in subwavelength gratings consisting of alternating magneto-insulating and nonmagnetic dielectric nanostripes. The reflectivity of the grating reaches 96% at the frequencies corresponding to the maximum of the TMOKE response. The combination of a large TMOKE response and high reflectivity is important for applications in 3D imaging, magneto-optical data storage, and magnonics.
@article{arxiv.1402.6075,
title = {Transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect in subwavelength dielectric gratings},
author = {Ivan S. Maksymov and Jessica Hutomo and Mikhail Kostylev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.6075},
year = {2015}
}