Abstract

Rotations and ellipticities of the longitudinal Kerr, magneto-optic effect were measured over the visible spectrum on three evaporated cobalt films. The complex index of refraction and the magneto-optic parameter Q were computed and agreed, in general, with early results on bulk cobalt. Using Voigt’s theory, the polar effect and the longitudinal effect for a different angle of incidence were predicted, and found in moderate agreement with experiment.

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Longitudinal Kerr Magneto-Optic Effect in Thin Films of Iron, Nickel, and Permalloy*

C. C. Robinson
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53(6) 681-689 (1963)

Kerr Magneto-Optic Effect in Nickel-Iron Films. I. Experimental

P. H. Lissberger
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(9) 948-956 (1961)

Modification of the Longitudinal Kerr Magneto-Optic Effect by Dielectric Layers

P. H. Lissberger
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(6) 804-812 (1964)

Kerr Magneto-Optic Effect in Nickel-Iron Films. II. Theoretical

P. H. Lissberger
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(9) 957-966 (1961)

Optical Constants of Vacuum-Evaporated Silver Films*

R. H. Huebner, E. T. Arakawa, R. A. MacRae, and R. N. Hamm
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(12) 1434-1437 (1964)