‘Soft’ and ‘rigid’ photomagnetism in YIG:Co films measured by linear dichroism

• Published in: Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials Vol. 140-144; pp. 2113 - 2114
• Main Authors: Milner, A.A., Kharchenko, N.F., Maziewski, A., Desvignes, J.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.1995

Polarized light induced ‘soft’ and ‘rigid’ linear dichroism was found in YIG: Co films. The ‘rigid’ photo-induced dichroism seems to be connected with Co2+ in the tetrahedral side. The effect of optical anisotropy memory was observed after heating and recooling of the sample.