Magnetization-induced second-harmonic generation of light by exchange-coupled magnetic layers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-127

  Sampaio, L C ^a,d   Hamrle, J ^a,e   Pavlov, V V ^a,f   Ferre J ^a   Georges, P ^b   Brun, A ^b   Le Gall, H ^c   Youssef, J Ben ^c  

^a INSTITUT D'OPTIQUE GRADUATE SCHOOL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^d CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^e Japan Science and Technology Agency   (Japan)

^f IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IRON COMPOUNDS; KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIZATION; MULTILAYERS; SILICA;

EXCHANGE COUPLED MAGNETIC LAYERS; FRESNEL COEFFICIENTS; MAGNETIZATION INDUCED SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; PLANAR MAGNETIC DOMAIN WALL;

SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 13344278658     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.000119     Document Type: Article

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