Fabrication of Microcavity with Magneto- and Electro-Optical Film

Abstract

  We fabricated a microcavity -a magneto-optical (MO) film and an electro-optical (EO) film are sandwiched between two Bragg mirrors (BMs)- for development of magneto-optical spatial light modulators driven by electric field (e-MOSLMs). We used (Bi_0.5Dy_0.7Y_1.8)₃(Fe_3.3Al_1.7)₅O₁₂ as a MO film and (Pb₉₁La₉)₁(Zr₆₅Ti₃₅)₁O₃ (PLZT) as an EO film. The samples showed enhanced Faraday rotation loops and electrical polarization loops, simultaneously. The X-ray diffraction patterns, MO and EO characteristics were measured. Experimental results showed that EO and MO films were successfully formed between BMs.