Magneto-optical contrast in near-field optics.
We propose a simple calculation of near-field magneto-optical (MO) images based on the beam propagation method. We calculate both Faraday rotation and circular dichroism contrasts of planar magnetic structures such as as-grown thin films and ion-irradiated samples. High-contrast near-field MO images are obtained, in good agreement with our experimental observations.
Chen
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Laboratoire de Microstructures et de Microélectronique, CNRS, Bagneux, France. yong.chen@12ezm.cnrs.fr
Kottler
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Chappert
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Essaidi
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