Abstract
Plasmonics allows light to be localized on length scales much shorter than its wavelength, which makes it possible to integrate photonics and electronics on the nanoscale. Magneto-optical materials are appealing for applications in plasmonics because they open up the possibility of using external magnetic fields in plasmonic devices. Here, we fabricate a new magneto-optical material, a magnetoplasmonic crystal, that consists of a nanostructured noble-metal film on top of a ferromagnetic dielectric, and we demonstrate an enhanced Kerr effect with this material. Such magnetoplasmonic crystals could have applications in telecommunications, magnetic field sensing and all-optical magnetic data storage.
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This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), the Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Russia President's grant (MK-3123.2011.2).
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V.I.B. and A.K.Z. conceived and designed the experiments. V.A.K., A.V.G., A.S.V. and S.K. fabricated the sample. V.I.B., I.A.A. and M.P. performed the experiments. V.I.B., A.K.Z. and I.A.A. analysed the data. V.I.B., M.B., A.K.Z., I.A.A. and D.R.Y. co-wrote the paper. All authors discussed the results and commented on the manuscript.
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Belotelov, V., Akimov, I., Pohl, M. et al. Enhanced magneto-optical effects in magnetoplasmonic crystals. Nature Nanotech 6, 370–376 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2011.54
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