Title :
Plasmonically enhanced transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect
Author :
Chin, Jessie Y. ; Kreilkamp, Lars E. ; Belotelov, V.I. ; Neutzner, Stefanie ; Dregely, Daniel ; Wehlus, Thomas ; Akimov, I.A. ; Stritzker, Bernd ; Bayer, Manfred ; Giessen, H.
Author_Institution :
4th Phys. Inst., Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally a plasmonic enhancement of the transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect. The enhanced Kerr effect modulates the transmitted light intensity by a large value of 1.5%, while high transparency of the system is maintained.
Keywords :
Kerr magneto-optical effect; optical modulation; plasmonics; transparency; plasmonically enhanced transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect; transmitted light intensity; transparency; Kerr effect; Magnetization; Magnetooptic effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
