FARADAY-EFFECT IN SEMIMAGNETIC CD1-XFEXTE SEMICONDUCTOR

The effect of intracenter transitions on the variation of the Verdet c onstant V(E) in an Fe-containing semimagnetic semiconductor is studied . The (5) Gamma(3)(D-5)-->(3) Gamma(4)(H-3) intracenter transition is found to show up distinctly in the low temperature absorption spectrum . At the same time, because the transition probabilities for left and right circularly polarized light are equal, intracenter transitions ma ke no contribution to the Verdet constant near the fundamental absorpt ion edge. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.