Abstract:
A magnetically saturable laser rod (e.g. doped YIG) has one end cut at Brewster''s angle and is included in an optical cavity. Modulation is accomplished, via Faraday''s effect, by varying the direction of the rod magnetization and by using the Brewster''s angle face as the polarization sensitive element in the cavity. Light reflected out of the cavity at the Brewster''s angle face can be detected and used in a feedback sense to control the applied magnetic field.
Abstract:
Dichroism for light as well as magnetic anisotropy may be optically induced in a crystalline material manifesting spontaneous magnetic polarization within which a magnet cation of a valence state other than the nominal value is permitted and within which such an ion may occupy either of at least two crystallographically equivalent but magnetically in equivalent sites. An example of such a material is silicon-doped YIG in which Fe2 may occupy any of four octahedral sites. Devices based on this phenomenon are described.
Abstract:
Thallium iron fluoride (T1FeF3) appears to be isostructural with RbFeF3. Described device uses depend primarily on the magnetooptic effect below the Curie temperature of about 77* K.