Investigations of magneto-optic properties in PbO-Bi₂O₃-GeO₂ glass system

Abstract

Glassy materials are of great interest on account of their possible application in optical electronics and glass fiber techniques. Oxide glasses with lead and bismuth oxides, due to the big mass and polarizability of ions Pb2+ and Bi3+, posses interesting properties in infrared optics and nonlinear optics. Particularly their proprieties in range of the magneto-optics phenomena are interesting for optoelectronics. In this article Faraday effect in PbO-Bi2O3-GeO2 glasses has been investigated. Investigated materials are characterized by great value of the nonlinear refractive index [1]. These properties suggest the possibility of observation great value of the Verdet constant. Obtained results could be suggested that lead-bismuth oxide glasses are a novel materials promising for application in magneto-optic devices.