title: RF magnetron sputtered (BiDy)3(FeGa)5O12:Bi2O3 composite garnet-oxide materials possessing record magneto-optic quality in the visible spectral region.
abstract: Bismuth-substituted iron garnets are considered to be the most promising magneto-optical materials because of their excellent optical transparency and very high magneto-optical figures of merit in the near-infrared spectral region. However, the practical application of garnets in the visible and short-wavelength infrared parts of spectrum is currently limited, due to their very high optical absorption (especially in sputtered films) in these spectral regions. In this paper, we identify the likely source of excess absorption observed in sputtered garnet films in comparison with epitaxial layers and demonstrate (Bi,Dy)(3)(Fe,Ga)(5)O(12): Bi(2)O(3) composites possessing record MO quality in the visible region.
authors.affiliation: Electron Science Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia. m.vasiliev@ecu.edu.au
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vasiliev
authors.forename: Mohammad Nur-E
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Viacheslav A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kotov
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alameh
authors.forename: Vladimir I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Belotelov
authors.forename: Vladimir I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Burkov
authors.forename: Anatoly K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Zvezdin
mesh_terms: D001729:Bismuth / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008027:Light; D008280:Magnetics; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D011846:Radio Waves; D012542:Scattering, Radiation
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide; D001729:Bismuth