Linear birefringence control and magnetization in sputter-deposited magnetic garnet films

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3533-3537

  Yang, H C ^a   Levy, M ^b   Li, R ^a   Moran, P D ^b   Gutierrez, C J ^c   Bandyopadhyay, A K ^c  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferrite waveguides; Garnet films; Integrated optoelectronics; Magnetooptic devices; Magnetooptic isolators; Sputtering

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FERRITES; GARNETS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOOPTICAL DEVICES; MICROWAVE ISOLATORS; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; SPUTTERING; WAVEGUIDES;

FERRITE WAVEGUIDES; GARNET FILMS; MAGNETOOPTIC DEVICES; MAGNETOOPTIC ISOLATORS;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 9644260377     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.836739     Document Type: Article

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