Abstract
Our objective with this project was to create a system and procedure to quantify the magnetization of a material with polarized light by using the Faraday Effect, where the light is rotated according to the magnetization. This type of system has seen use in technologies such as magneto-optical drives and optical isolators, and is part of the study of optical materials, along with the similar MagnetoOptical Kerr Effect. Our system, specifically, is intended to be used as part of an advanced Physics Lab in the future. It uses an electromagnet to magnetize a sample, and a laser to observe the effects.
Recommended Citation
Werrell, Harrison
(2022)
"Twisting Lasers with the Faraday Effect,"
Macalester Journal of Physics and Astronomy: Vol. 10:
Iss.
1, Article 14.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/mjpa/vol10/iss1/14