Resonant Optical Faraday Rotator
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- 1 September 1964
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 3 (9) , 1079-1083
Abstract
Faraday rotation of the plane of polarization of light can be greatly enhanced by placing the Faraday rotating material in a resonant cavity. The transmission characteristics of a resonant rotator are analyzed, and observation of resonant rotation is reported. Under suitable conditions, the resonant rotation can be two orders of magnitude larger than the single-pass Faraday rotation. Bandwidth limitations are discussed, and a resonant rotation-bandwidth product is determined.Keywords
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