TY - JOUR
T1 - Observation of the magneto-optic Voigt effect in a paramagnetic diamond membrane
AU - El-Ella, Haitham A. R.
AU - Rasmussen, Kristian H.
AU - Huck, Alexander
AU - Andersen, Ulrik L.
AU - Radko, Ilya P.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The magneto-optic Voigt effect is observed in a synthetic diamond membrane with a substitutional nitrogen defect concentration in the order of 200 ppm and a nitrogen-vacancy defect subensemble generated through neutron irradiation and annealing. The measured polarization rotation in the reflected light is observed to be quadratically proportional to the applied magnetic field and to the incident reflection angle. Additionally, it is observed to be modifiable by illuminating the diamond with a 532 nm laser. Spectral analysis of the reflected light under 532 nm illumination shows a slow narrowing of the spectral distribution, indicating a small increase in the overall magnetization, as opposed to magnetization degradation caused by heating. Further analysis of the optical power dependence suggest this may be related to a shift in the spin ensembles charge state equilibrium and, by extension, the resulting ensemble magnetization.
AB - The magneto-optic Voigt effect is observed in a synthetic diamond membrane with a substitutional nitrogen defect concentration in the order of 200 ppm and a nitrogen-vacancy defect subensemble generated through neutron irradiation and annealing. The measured polarization rotation in the reflected light is observed to be quadratically proportional to the applied magnetic field and to the incident reflection angle. Additionally, it is observed to be modifiable by illuminating the diamond with a 532 nm laser. Spectral analysis of the reflected light under 532 nm illumination shows a slow narrowing of the spectral distribution, indicating a small increase in the overall magnetization, as opposed to magnetization degradation caused by heating. Further analysis of the optical power dependence suggest this may be related to a shift in the spin ensembles charge state equilibrium and, by extension, the resulting ensemble magnetization.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.134402
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.134402
M3 - Journal article
VL - 101
JO - Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
JF - Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
SN - 1098-0121
IS - 13
M1 - 134402
ER -