Polymer and magnetic nanoparticle composites with tunable magneto-optical activity: role of nanoparticle dispersion for high verdet constant materials
Nicholas G. Pavlopoulos, Kyung Seok Kang, Lindsey N. Holmen, Nicholas P. Lyons, Farhad Akhoundi, Kyle J. Carothers, Shelbi L. Jenkins, Taeheon Lee, Tobias M. Kochenderfer, Anthony Phan, Duy Nam Phan, Michael E. Mackay, In‐Bo Shim, Kookheon Char, N. Peyghambarian, Lloyd LaComb, Robert A. Norwood, Jeffrey Pyun
Abstract
The critical role of nanoparticle dispersion on Faraday rotator activity was studied, revealing new routes for fabricating “plastic garnets” as low cost alternatives to existing inorganic materials for optical isolation and magnetic sensing.
Topics & Concepts
Verdet constantMaterials scienceFaraday effectNanoparticleDispersion (optics)Composite materialMagnetic nanoparticlesPolymerOptical isolatorFerrofluidFaraday rotatorNanotechnologyOpticsMagnetic fieldOptical fiberQuantum mechanicsPhysicsPhotonic and Optical DevicesMagneto-Optical Properties and ApplicationsMolecular spectroscopy and chirality