Computational Kerr-Ellipsometry: Quantifying Broadband Optical Nonreciprocity of Magneto-Optic Materials

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Main Authors: Choudhury, Vishal, Khandekar, Chinmay, Boddeti, Ashwin K., Jishi, Ali, Erkovan, Mustafa, Sentz, Tyler, Kalhor, Farid, Cardoso, Susana, Supradeepa, V. R., Jacob, Zubin
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author Choudhury, Vishal
Khandekar, Chinmay
Boddeti, Ashwin K.
Jishi, Ali
Erkovan, Mustafa
Sentz, Tyler
Kalhor, Farid
Cardoso, Susana
Supradeepa, V. R.
Jacob, Zubin
author_facet Choudhury, Vishal
Khandekar, Chinmay
Boddeti, Ashwin K.
Jishi, Ali
Erkovan, Mustafa
Sentz, Tyler
Kalhor, Farid
Cardoso, Susana
Supradeepa, V. R.
Jacob, Zubin
contents Characterizing the optical response of magneto-optic and magnetic materials usually relies on semi-classical models (e.g. Lorentz oscillator model) involving few parameters or models based on a detailed quantum mechanical description of the underlying response. These models typically involve a few parameters that are estimated via fitting the experimental data to provide a qualitative understanding of the underlying physics. Such a few-parameters fitting approach falls short of accurately capturing all elements of the complex-valued permittivity tensor across a range of wavelengths. Accurate characterization of the permittivity tensor elements across a broad range of wavelengths is invariably imperative for designing optical elements such as isolators, circulators, etc. Here, we propose and demonstrate a ubiquitous and accessible method based on a combination of spectroscopic ellipsometry and spectroscopic Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect (MOKE) measurements coupled with rigorous numerical parameter extraction techniques. To this end, we use the combined MOKE ellipsometry measurements conducted at different angles of incidence with a gradient-descent minimization algorithm to provide the inverse solution to the complete dielectric permittivity tensor. Further, we demonstrate model re-verification to ensure the estimated dielectric permittivity values reliably predict the measured experimental data. Our method is a simplified bench-top counterpart to the otherwise complex measurement systems.
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spellingShingle Computational Kerr-Ellipsometry: Quantifying Broadband Optical Nonreciprocity of Magneto-Optic Materials
Choudhury, Vishal
Khandekar, Chinmay
Boddeti, Ashwin K.
Jishi, Ali
Erkovan, Mustafa
Sentz, Tyler
Kalhor, Farid
Cardoso, Susana
Supradeepa, V. R.
Jacob, Zubin
Optics
Materials Science
Characterizing the optical response of magneto-optic and magnetic materials usually relies on semi-classical models (e.g. Lorentz oscillator model) involving few parameters or models based on a detailed quantum mechanical description of the underlying response. These models typically involve a few parameters that are estimated via fitting the experimental data to provide a qualitative understanding of the underlying physics. Such a few-parameters fitting approach falls short of accurately capturing all elements of the complex-valued permittivity tensor across a range of wavelengths. Accurate characterization of the permittivity tensor elements across a broad range of wavelengths is invariably imperative for designing optical elements such as isolators, circulators, etc. Here, we propose and demonstrate a ubiquitous and accessible method based on a combination of spectroscopic ellipsometry and spectroscopic Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect (MOKE) measurements coupled with rigorous numerical parameter extraction techniques. To this end, we use the combined MOKE ellipsometry measurements conducted at different angles of incidence with a gradient-descent minimization algorithm to provide the inverse solution to the complete dielectric permittivity tensor. Further, we demonstrate model re-verification to ensure the estimated dielectric permittivity values reliably predict the measured experimental data. Our method is a simplified bench-top counterpart to the otherwise complex measurement systems.
title Computational Kerr-Ellipsometry: Quantifying Broadband Optical Nonreciprocity of Magneto-Optic Materials
topic Optics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.11646