Magneto-optical waveguides made of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles embedded in silica/zirconia organic-inorganic matrix

被引：71

作者：

Choueikani, Fadi ^{[1
,2
]}

Royer, Francois ^{[1
,2
]}

Jamon, Damien ^{[1
,2
]}

Siblini, Ali ^{[1
,2
]}

Rousseau, Jean Jacques ^{[1
,2
]}

Neveu, Sophie ^{[3
]}

Charara, Jamal ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ St Etienne, Lab Dispositifs & Instrumentat Optoelect, F-42023 St Etienne 2, France

[2] Univ St Etienne, Microondes EA 3523, F-42023 St Etienne 2, France

[3] Univ Paris 06, CNRS UMR 7612, Lab Liquides Ion & Interfaces Chargees, F-75252 Paris 05, France

[4] Univ Libanaise, Fac Sci 1, Dept Phys, Hadath 10152010, Beadba, Lebanon

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2009年 / 94卷 / 05期

关键词：

annealing; birefringence; cobalt compounds; dip coating; ellipsometry; Faraday effect; ferrites; magnetic particles; magneto-optical devices; nanoparticles; optical planar waveguides; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; refractive index; silicon compounds; sol-gel processing; thin films; zirconium compounds; GAMMA-FE2O3; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; FARADAY-ROTATION; GAAS SUBSTRATE; THIN-FILMS; MU-M; FERROFLUIDS; PARAMETERS; DEPENDENCE; ISOLATOR;

D O I：

10.1063/1.3079094

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This paper describes a way to develop magneto-optical waveguides via sol-gel process. They are made of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles embedded in a silica/zirconia matrix. Thin films are coated on glass substrate using the dip-coating technique. Annealing and UV treatment are applied to finalize sample preparation. Therefore, planar waveguides combining magneto-optical properties with a low refractive index (approximate to 1,5) are obtained. M-lines and free space ellipsometry measurements show a specific Faraday rotation of 250 degrees/cm and a modal birefringence of 1x10(-4) at 820 nm. Thus, the mode conversion efficiency can reach a maximum value around 56%.

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