Low saturated magnetic field bismuth-substituted rare earth iron garnet single crystal and its use
US5512193A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC30B29/28
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A bismuth-substituted rare earth iron garnet single crystal grown on a non-magnetic substrate having a lattice constant of 12.490 .ANG.-12.510 .ANG. by the liquid phase epitaxial method, and represented by a general equation: EQU Gd.sub.x R.sub.y Bi.sub.3-x-y Fe.sub.5-z-w Ga.sub.z Al.sub.w O.sub.12 where R denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), ytterbium (Yb) and lutetium (Lu), and x, y, z and w are numerical values in the ranges 0.50.ltoreq.y/x.ltoreq.1.35, 1.40.ltoreq.x+y.ltoreq.1.90, 0.0.ltoreq.w/z.ltoreq.0.3 and 0.7.ltoreq.z+w.ltoreq.1.25. The magneto-optic optical switch or Faraday rotator constituted by the bismuth-constituted rare iron garnet is stably operable in a temperature range of -20.degree. C. to 60.degree. C. Because of the saturated magnetic field is 160 (Oe) or less, a magnetic field application device necessary to invert the magnetic field can be miniaturized.
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