Magneto-optical Effects Enhanced by Surface Plasmons in Metallic Multilayer Films
- 26 December 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 73 (26) , 3584-3587
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.73.3584
Abstract
Magneto-optical properties of noble-metal-ferromagnetic-metal multilayer thin films have been investigated in the total reflection condition. The experimental and theoretical study of a Au/Co/Au model structure demonstrates that the resonant coupling of the component of the light electric field with the gold surface plasmons results in an enhancement of the magneto-optical response of the system, both in the reflected light and in the evanescent mode.
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