Band-edge enhancement of magneto-optical rotation in a 1-d polymer lattice

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Abstract

Faraday rotation, the rotation of the polarization of light propagating along an applied magnetic field, can be enhanced by modifying the dispersion relationship. We develop the theory and computational tools necessary to understand the enhancement measured in recent experiments conducted at YSU using a multilayer of polystyrene and PMMA prepared by the CLiPS NSF Center at CWRU.

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Authors

  • Michael Crescimanno

    Youngstown State U, Dept. Physics

  • James Andrews

    Youngstown State U, Dept. Physics

  • Guilin Mao

    Youngstown State U, Dept. Physics

  • J.A. Summers

    Duke University Medical Physics Graduate Program, Southwest Research Institute, Kettering University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Wayne State University, University of Nebraska, University of Stockholm, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Cornell Univ., Air Force Research Labs, Univ. Akron, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), Youngstown State U, Dept. Physics, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Hyderabad, India, NIST Center for Neutron Research, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Michigan State University

  • J.A. Summers

    Duke University Medical Physics Graduate Program, Southwest Research Institute, Kettering University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Wayne State University, University of Nebraska, University of Stockholm, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Cornell Univ., Air Force Research Labs, Univ. Akron, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), Youngstown State U, Dept. Physics, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Hyderabad, India, NIST Center for Neutron Research, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Michigan State University

  • Ryan Livingston

  • Ryan Livingston