title: Thermo-optical properties of terbium-aluminum garnet ceramics doped with silicon and titanium.
abstract: The Verdet constant and thermo-optical characteristics of a Si-doped and Ti-doped terbium aluminum garnet ceramics have been investigated. It is shown that the Verdet constant of the samples is ∼40% higher than that of TGG ceramics at 1064 nm. The best samples of Si:TAG have magneto-optical figures of merit more than 1.5 times greater than those of TGG ceramics. Si:TAG is better than TGG ceramics as a medium for high-power Faraday isolators.
authors.forename: Aleksey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starobor
authors.forename: Oleg
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Palashov
authors.forename: Shengming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou