Title :
Field control of magneto-optic gratings
Author :
Muller, M.W. ; Chung, S.K. ; Yang, M.H. ; Muller, Mathias ; Chung, Shi-Uk ; Yang, May
Author_Institution :
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
fDate :
9/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Faraday or Kerr rotation of the plane of polarization of light incident on adjacent magnetic domains has opposite sense. Thus light transmitted through a film containing stripe domains or reflected from it is diffracted, as by a grating. The period of such a grating can be controlled by the application of a uniform magnetic field. We report on experimental and theoretical work that explores the range of grating field control under quasistatic conditions, using real films, specifically
Keywords :
Optical diffraction gratings; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Diffraction gratings; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic domains; Magnetic fields; Magnetic films; Magnetic materials; Optical films; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Saturation magnetization;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1975.1058951
