Surface enhanced magneto-optics in noble metal/ferromagnetic metal multilayers

V. I. Safarov; V. A. Kosobukin; C. Hermann; G. Lampel; J. Peretti; C. Marliere

doi:10.1557/proc-384-499

Surface enhanced magneto-optics in noble metal/ferromagnetic metal multilayers

V. I. Safarov
, V. A. Kosobukin
, C. Hermann
, G. Lampel
, J. Peretti
, C. Marliere

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Abstract

We present an electromagnetic enhancement mechanism for the magneto-optical response of noble metal/ferromagnetic metal multilayer thin films. When such a structure is illuminated in total reflection condition, the resonant coupling of light with the noble metal surface plasmons gives rise to an amplification of the magneto-optically induced component of the light electric field. The experimental results obtained on a 30nm-thick Au/Co/Au model system show that this resonant feature observed in the Kerr rotation and ellipticity corresponds to a strong enhancement of the magneto-optical figure of merit and signal-to-noise ratio.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	499-504
Number of pages	6
Journal	Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume	384
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-384-499
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1995
Event	Proceedings of the 1995 MRS Spring Meeting - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: 17 Apr 1995 → 20 Apr 1995

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Surface enhanced magneto-optics in noble metal/ferromagnetic metal multilayers

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