White-light versus discrete wavelength measurements of Faraday dispersion and the Verdet constant

Maxwell, James L; Hughes, Ifan G; Adams, Charles S

Abstract

The wavelength dependence of the Faraday effect may be measured either sequentially at particular wavelengths using narrow band sources, or simultaneously at many wavelengths using a white-light or broadband source. We apply both methods to measure the wavelength dependence of the Verdet constant of a terbium gallium garnet crystal. We show that although the white-light measurement offers the advantage of requiring only one source, it is more prone to systematic errors than using multiple laser sources.

Citation

Maxwell, J. L., Hughes, I. G., & Adams, C. S. (2022). White-light versus discrete wavelength measurements of Faraday dispersion and the Verdet constant. European Journal of Physics, 43(1), Article 015302. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ac31d3

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 20, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Nov 11, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022-01
• Deposit Date: Jan 27, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 1, 2022
• Journal: European Journal of Physics
• Print ISSN: 0143-0807
• Electronic ISSN: 1361-6404
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 015302
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ac31d3