Magnetic Photonic Crystals: 1-D Optimization and Applications for the Integrated Optics Devices

Abstract—The optimization of multilayer one-dimensional (1-D) magnetophotonic crystals (MPCs) with multiple phase shifts, enabling their design to be tailored to practical photonics applica-tions, is reported. The properties of sample optimized structures suitable for application in infrared intensity modulators are dis-cussed. A novel scheme of high-resolution magnetic field sensing using MPCs is proposed. The effect of material absorption on spectral properties is shown. Index Terms — Faraday rotation, magnetic photonic crystals, optimization, sensors. I