Improved longitudinal magneto-optic Kerr effect signal contrast from nanomagnets with dielectric coatings

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 13007-13013

  Holiday, L F ^a   Gibson, U J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC ADMITTANCE; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

MAGNETIC STRUCTURES; MAGNETO-OPTIC RESPONSES; SUBSTRATE REFLECTANCE;

OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL;

EID: 33845741543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.013007     Document Type: Article

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