Issue 9, 2022

All-dielectric magnetophotonic gratings for maximum TMOKE enhancement

Abstract

All-dielectric nanophotonic devices are promising candidates for future lossless (bio)sensing and telecommunication applications. Active all-dielectric magnetophotonic devices, where the optical properties can be controlled by an externally applied magnetic field, have triggered great research interest. However, magneto-optical (MO) effects are still low for applications. Here, we demonstrate a concept for the enhancement of the transverse MO Kerr effect (TMOKE), with amplitudes of up to 1.85, i.e., close to the maximum theoretical values of ±2 (in transmission). Our concept exploits the lateral leaky Bloch-modes to enhance the TMOKE, under near-zero transmittance conditions. Potential applications in (bio)sensing structures are numerically demonstrated. The effects of optical losses were studied using different combinations of materials. Significantly, we demonstrate TMOKE enhancements of two orders of magnitude in relation to recent experimental studies, using the same building materials.

Graphical abstract: All-dielectric magnetophotonic gratings for maximum TMOKE enhancement

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Nov 2021
Accepted
03 Feb 2022
First published
16 Feb 2022

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022,24, 5431-5436

All-dielectric magnetophotonic gratings for maximum TMOKE enhancement

W. O. F. Carvalho and J. R. Mejía-Salazar, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 5431 DOI: 10.1039/D1CP05232B

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