COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MAGNETOOPTICAL MATERIALS

Experimental results of measurements for Russian magneto-optical glass es MOG101, MOG105, MOG04, and MOG10 are presented, including the coeff icient of electronic nonlinearity, energy of thermal defocusing, and p ower resistance. For comparison, the same parameters are shown for the optical glass K8 (an analog of the well-known BK7 glass), the fused s ilica QU-1, and the laser phosphate glass GLS-22P. The obtained data a llow consumers to choose the proper magneto-optical materials for the device operation mode. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.