A. Potseluyko^a, I. Edelman ^,^,^a, A. Malakhovskii^b, Y. Yeshurun^c, T. Zarubina^d, A. Zamkov^a and A. Zaitsev^a

^a L.V. Kirensky Institute of Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences-SB, Akademgorodok, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
^b Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel
^c Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel
^d S.I. Vavilov Optical State Institute, 193117, St. Petersburg, Russia

Available online 19 June 2003.

Abstract

Magneto-optical Faraday rotation (FR), optical absorption and magnetization of oxide glasses with high concentration of rare earth (RE) ions (up to 25 mol.% of R₂O₃, R: Pr³⁺, Dy³⁺, Eu²⁺) are investigated. These glasses had a good transparence and high value of Verdet constant simultaneously. They can be considered as materials of high magneto-optical quality in the wavelength range 200–400 nm.

Author Keywords: Rare-earth glasses; Faraday rotation; Magneto-optical figure of merit

RE containing glasses as effective magneto-optical materials for 200–400 nm range

Abstract