Measurements of the angular performance of magneto-optic phase enhanced quadrilayers based on TbFeCo
J B Monaghan; R Atkinson; I W Salter; J B Monaghan; Dept. of Pure & Appl. Phys., Queen's Univ., Belfast, UK; R Atkinson; Dept. of Pure & Appl. Phys., Queen's Univ., Belfast, UK; I W Salter; Dept. of Pure & Appl. Phys., Queen's Univ., Belfast, UK
Журнал:
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Дата:
1994-04-25
Аннотация:
Seven TbFeCo based magneto-optic phase enhanced quadrilayers have been designed and fabricated to improve the detection of the polar Kerr effect in order to maximize the SNR associated with the read process in a magneto-optic memory. Each system consisted of ZnS/TbFeCo/ZnS/Al/glass and was fabricated using RF and DC sputtering techniques as well as conventional thermal evaporation. The experimental performance of these structures as a function of angle of incidence is reported and compared with theoretical predictions. Results obtained with incident radiation polarized in both P and S states indicate the success of the design philosophy and the fabrication procedure.
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