Wavelength dispersion of Verdet constant in Ge22As20Se58, Ge33As12Se55 and As2S3 chalcogenide thin films

Author

Jarvis, Ruth A. ; Zoubir, Arnaud ; Gamaly, Eugene ; Zha, Congji ; Rode, Andrei V. ; Luther-Davies, Barry ; Madden, S.J.

Author_Institution

Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT

fYear

2006

fDate

10-13 July 2006

Firstpage

79

Lastpage

81

Abstract

The Verdet constants of amorphous thin films of chalcogenide glasses of three different compositions were determined across a range of wavelengths from the visible to the infrared. The Verdet constant of Ge₂₂As₂₀Se₅₈ was found to be 30 times greater than silica.

Keywords

Faraday effect; arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; germanium compounds; optical dispersion; optical films; optical glass; semiconductor thin films; As₂S₃; Ge₂₂As₂₀Se₅₈; Ge₃₃As₁₂Se₅₅; Verdet constant; amorphous semiconductor thin film; chalcogenide glass thin film; visible-infrared wavelength dispersion; Glass; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Magnetooptic devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Pulsed laser deposition; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on

Conference_Location

Melbourne, VIC

Print_ISBN

978-0-9775657-1-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-9775657-1-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519270

Filename

4519270