Wavelength dispersion of Verdet constants in chalcogenide glasses for magneto-optical waveguide devices

dc.contributor.authorRuan, Y.
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, R.
dc.contributor.authorRode, A.
dc.contributor.authorMadden, S.
dc.contributor.authorLuther-Davies, B.
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe wavelength dispersion of the Verdet constants of bulk As–S, As–Se–S, Ge–As–Se and Ga–La–S-based chalcogenide glasses has been investigated at wavelengths between 675 and 1550 nm. Ge₃₃As₁₂Se₅₅ was found to have the highest Verdet constant, 0.0485 min/G.cm at 1550 nm, 30 times that of silica. The high Verdet constant of Ge₃₃As₁₂Se₅₅ is related to its smaller band gap energy compared with the other glasses. Further improvement of the Verdet constants of the Ge–Se-based chalcogenide glasses by engineering their compositions could make them promising materials for integrated magneto-optical devices.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityYinlan Ruan, Ruth A. Jarvis, Andrei V. Rode, Steve Madden and Barry Luther-Davies
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505711/description#description
dc.identifier.citationOptics Communications, 2005; 252(1-3):39-45
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.optcom.2005.03.037
dc.identifier.issn0030-4018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/34930
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science BV
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2005.03.037
dc.subjectVerdet constant
dc.subjectChalcogenide glasses
dc.subjectFaraday rotation
dc.subjectDispersion
dc.titleWavelength dispersion of Verdet constants in chalcogenide glasses for magneto-optical waveguide devices
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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