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The magneto-optic Kerr effect (MOKE), which describes the rotation and ellipticity of linearly polarized light upon reflection, is conventionally associated with time-reversal symmetry breaking. Here, we theoretically demonstrate that a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-28 Wenhao Liang , Akito Daido , K. T. Law

We present a simple and effective instrument for simultaneous real-time imaging and hysteresis of the anisotropic magnetic domain dynamics in thin films using the Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (MOKE). We furthermore illustrate that magnetic…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2012-12-14 Pavel Chvykov , Vladimir Stoica , Roy Clarke

Magneto-optical spectroscopy based on the transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect (TMOKE) is a sensitive method for investigation of magnetically-ordered media. However, in magnetic materials the optical transitions are usually characterized…

Magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) is an efficient approach to probe surface magnetization in thin film samples. Here we present a wide-field MOKE technique that adopts a K$\"o$hler illumination scheme to characterize the current-induced…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-06-01 Tsung-Yu Tsai , Tian-Yue Chen , Chun-Ting Wu , Hsin-I Chan , Chi-Feng Pai

The magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) is investigated in hematite, a collinear antiferromagnetic insulator, across a broad wavelength spectrum. By combining the optical measurements with magnetometry results, we unambiguously demonstrate…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-12-24 Haolin Pan , Rui-Chun Xiao , Jiahao Han , Hongxing Zhu , Junxue Li , Qian Niu , Yang Gao , Dazhi Hou

Here we demonstrate the enhancement of the transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect (TMOKE) signal, in the Otto configuration, due to surface plasmon resonance. We present an architecture where the low index dielectric has a variable…

The magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) is a powerful probe of magnetism. Its contact-free optical nature makes it potentially well suitable for measurements under pulsed magnetic fields if various difficulties are overcome. In this paper,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-04-16 Soichiro Yamane , Sota Nakamura , Atsutoshi Ikeda , Kosuke Noda , Akihiko Ikeda , Shingo Yonezawa

With the development of two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials, magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) is widely used to measure ferromagnetism in 2D systems. Although this effect is usually inactive in antiferromagnets (AFM), recent…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-14 Di Zhou , Ning Ding , Haoshen Ye , Shuai Dong , Shan-Shan Wang

The magnetic field is one of the most fundamental control parameters in materials science. A pulsed magnetic-field apparatus can generate high magnetic fields that are inaccessible by conventional DC-field magnets. One important issue is…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-11-27 Atsutoshi Ikeda , Sota Nakamura , Soichiro Yamane , Kosuke Noda , Akihiko Ikeda , Shingo Yonezawa

We study the magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) of the two-dimensional heterostructure CrI3/In2Se3/CrI3 by using density functional theory calculations and symmetry analysis. The spontaneous polarization in the In2Se3 ferroelectric layer…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-05-12 Ning Ding , Kunihiro Yananose , Carlo Rizza , Feng-Ren Fan , Shuai Dong , Alessandro Stroppa

Magnetic and spintronic media have offered fundamental scientific subjects and technological applications. Magneto-optic Kerr effect (MOKE) microscopy provides the most accessible platform to study the dynamics of spins, magnetic…

A high-sensitive DC Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) apparatus is described in this letter. Via detailed analysis on several dominating noise sources, we have proposed solutions that significantly lower the MOKE noise, and a sensitivity…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-03-16 Junying Ma , Feng Gu , Ying Xu , Jiaming Le , Fanlong Zeng , Yizheng Wu , Chuanshan Tian

Magnetic imaging techniques are widespread critical tools used in fields such as magnetism, spintronics or even superconductivity. Among them, one of the most versatile methods is the magneto-optical Kerr effect. However, as soon as light…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-18 Jean Rodriguez , Holger Grisk , Alberto Anadón , Harjinder Singh , Gregory Malinowski , Michel Hehn , Javier Curiale , Jon Gorchon

In order to maximize the transversal magneto-optic Kerr effect (T-MOKE) of a Au/Co/Au structure, we propose a method to obtain the optimum thickness values. A criteria based on preserving good plasmonic properties has been included as part…

Optics · Physics 2014-10-06 César Aurelio Herreño-Fierro , Edgar J. Patiño

Co /CoO/Co polycrystalline film was grown on Si (001) substrate and magnetic properties have been investigated using in-situ magneto-optic Kerr effect during growth of the sample. Magnetic anisotropy with easy axis perpendicular to the film…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-01-31 Dileep Kumar , Ajay Gupta , P. Patidar , K. K. Pandey , T. Sant , S. M. Sharma

Recently, all-optical magnetization control has been garnering considerable attention in realizing next-generation ultrafast magnetic information devices. Here, employing a magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) microscope, we observed the…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-04-04 Ryunosuke Takahashi , Takuo Ohkochi , Daisuke Kan , Yuichi Shimakawa , Hiroki Wadati

Magnetic/non-magnetic/heterostructured ultra-thin films' characterisation is highly demanding due to the emerging diverse applications of such films. Diverse measurements are usually performed on such systems to infer their electrical,…

Nonlinear magneto-optics is a very sensitive fingerprint of the electronic, magnetic, and atomic structure of surfaces, interfaces, and thin ferromagnetic films. Analyzing theoretically the nonlinear magneto-optical Kerr effect for thin…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 U. Pustogowa , T. A. Luce , W. Hubner , K. H. Bennemann

We present a compact \textit{in-situ} electromagnet with an active cooling system for the use in ultra-high vacuum environments. The active cooling enhances the thermal stability and increases the electric current that can be applied…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-02-24 A. Brozyniak , G. Mendirek , M. Hohage , A. Navarro-Quezada , P. Zeppenfeld

The Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) is a fundamental tool in magnetometry, pivotal for advancing research in optics, magnetism, and spintronics as a direct probe of magnetization. Traditional MOKE measurements primarily detect the…