RIG 型磁光晶体研究进展

王 东旭(新疆师范大学化学化工学院,中国)
买买提 苏比努尔(新疆师范大学化学化工学院,中国)
李 煜杰(新疆师范大学化学化工学院,中国)
刘 海鹏(新疆师范大学化学化工学院,中国)

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12349/cta.v2i6.9589

Article ID: 9589

摘要


近年来,光通信技术的迅猛发展,助力磁光材料在信息传输、光学隔离、信号调制等多个关键领域的作用日益凸显,进而对磁光器件的性能提出了更高要求,因此探索高性能新型磁光材料成为当务之急。其中稀土铁石榴石(RIG)磁光晶体因其优异的光学均匀性、低吸收损耗和高激光损伤阈值,被认为是实现高性能磁光器件的理想候选材料。研究表明,通过掺杂离子可有效提升晶体的磁光性能。本文首先概述了法拉第效应的基本原理,随后介绍了晶体生长的主要技术,包括助溶剂法、液相外延法等当前应用较为广泛的方法,这些技术对于获得高质量晶体至关重要。其次,回顾稀土铁石榴石晶体离子掺杂的研究成果。最后,文章对磁光晶体的未来发展进行了展望。

关键词


法拉第效应;磁光晶体;稀土铁石榴石;生长方法

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