ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Fluoroaluminate glasses containing various concentrations of Eu2+ were prepared under a reducing atmosphere for the present study, and the wavelength dependence of the Faraday rotation angle was examined. The magnitude of the Verdet constant (Vc) increased as the concentration of Eu2+ increased. In addition, the Verdet constant of glasses containing 5 cat.% Eu2+ was larger than that of fluoroaluminate glasses containing the same concentration of Tb3+ in the wavelength region from 400 to 600 nm. The effective transition wavelength, λt, for glasses containing Eu2+ as well as those containing Tb3+ was evaluated based on the Van Vleck and Hebb theory. Factors dominating the Verdet constant of those glasses are discussed in this report.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1997.tb03176.x
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