| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7907534 | Optical Materials | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Borate glasses containing a large amount of Tb3+ ions have been prepared by containerless processing. The content of Tb2O3 reached 60Â mol%. The glass bearing the highest content of Tb3+ ions showed a large Faraday effect; the Verdet constant was 234Â rad/T m. Annealing of the glasses in H2/N2 atmosphere resulted in a low optical absorption coefficient, leading to an extremely large magneto-optical figure of merit that was â¼1.7 times higher than that of Tb3Ga5O12 single crystal.
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Authors
Futoshi Suzuki, Fumio Sato, Hiroyuki Oshita, Situ Yao, Yuko Nakatsuka, Katsuhisa Tanaka,