TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant third-order magneto-optical rotation in ferromagnetic EuO
AU - Matsubara, Masakazu
AU - Schmehl, Andreas
AU - Mannhart, Jochen
AU - Schlom, Darrell G.
AU - Fiebig, Manfred
PY - 2012/11/19
Y1 - 2012/11/19
N2 - A magnetization-induced rotation in the third-order nonlinear optical response is observed in out-of-plane-magnetized epitaxial EuO films. We discuss the relation of this nonlinear magneto-optical rotation to the linear Faraday rotation. It is allowed in all materials but, in contrast to the linear Faraday rotation, not affected by the reduction of the thickness of the material. Thus the third-order magneto-optical rotation is particularly suitable for probing the magnetization of functional magnetic materials such as ultrathin films and multilayers.
AB - A magnetization-induced rotation in the third-order nonlinear optical response is observed in out-of-plane-magnetized epitaxial EuO films. We discuss the relation of this nonlinear magneto-optical rotation to the linear Faraday rotation. It is allowed in all materials but, in contrast to the linear Faraday rotation, not affected by the reduction of the thickness of the material. Thus the third-order magneto-optical rotation is particularly suitable for probing the magnetization of functional magnetic materials such as ultrathin films and multilayers.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.195127
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.195127
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84870023834
VL - 86
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
SN - 0163-1829
IS - 19
M1 - 195127
ER -