magnetooptics
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mag·ne·to·op·tics
(măg-nē′tō-ŏp′tĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of physics that deals with phenomena associated with magnetic effects on matter as it emits light, having applications in computer data-storage and waveguides.
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Originally published in 1993, the second edition adds sections on the transverse
magneto-optic effect, four-state modulation, and compensation techniques for excess relative intensity noise.
By use of a phenomenon known as the Kerr
magneto-optic effect, the laser beam's plane of polarization will rotate either clockwise or counterclockwise, depending upon the orientation of the magnetic domain under observation.
Such interactions under magnetic field are called
magneto-optic effects [11].
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