title: Faraday effect in Sn2P2S6 crystals.
abstract: We have revealed a large Faraday rotation in tin thiohypodiphosphate (Sn(2)P(2)S(6)) crystals, which makes this material promising for magneto-optics. The effective Faraday tensor component and the Verdet constant for the direction of the optic axis have been determined by measuring the pure Faraday rotation in Sn(2)P(2)S(6) crystals with both the single-ray and small-angular polarimetric methods at the normal conditions and a wavelength of 632.8 nm. The effective Verdet constant is found to be equal to 115 rad/T x m.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical Optics, 23 Dragomanov Street, 79005 Lviv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Oleh
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Krupych
authors.forename: Dmytro
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adamenko
authors.forename: Oksana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mys
authors.forename: Aleksandr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grabar
authors.forename: Rostyslav
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vlokh
mesh_terms: D016880:Anisotropy; D003460:Crystallization; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004867:Equipment Design; D015233:Models, Statistical; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry*; D010825:Physics; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D014001:Tin / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D013455:Sulfur; D014001:Tin