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IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology
Volume 18 Number 9, September 2000

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Photonic Bandgaps with Defects and the Enhancement of Faraday Rotation

M. J. Steel, M. Levy and R. M. OsgoodJr. Fellow, IEEE

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Abstract:

We investigate enhancement of magnetooptical rotation in periodic magnetic garnet thin-film stacks with defects using a combination of coupled-mode theory and matrix calculations. We prove that a combination of high rotation per unit length and high output is unattainable for a symmetric grating with a single central defect. We demonstrate that the addition of a second defect introduces sufficient degrees of freedom to allow high transmission for a much larger range of rotation angles than was previously possible. We present a number of designs with emphasis on achieving 45° rotation in very short propagation lengths.

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