A suspended ionic solution of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium iron tetrachloride [BMIM][FeCl4] provides a novel medium for achieving Faraday rotation under small magnetic fields at pump wavelengths of 980nm. As verified with spectrophotometry, transmission at telecommunication wavelengths makes the solution applicable across multiple applications. A cryostation was used to measure the sample up to a 340K and under field at 600mT, the ionic sample shows the necessary temperature stability and enables compact formats suitable for potential industrial applications. With a rotation of linearly polarized light of 0.04° over a 450um path length, a full 45° rotation requires only a 50.6cm path length and with only a 0.000175°/K temperature dependence. The observation of polarization effects in real time using lock-in amplifiers, and a photo-elastic modulator demonstrates the scalability, responsiveness, and stability of the ionic liquids for photonic integration. The test set up provides a convenient way to expand the research on ionic liquid Faraday rotation materials and other Faraday liquids ideally leading to a compact in-line isolator solution.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/623082 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Fleming, Devinna Danielle, Fleming, Devinna Danielle |
| Contributors | Norwood, Robert A., Norwood, Robert A., Kieu, Khanh, Gangopadhyay, Palash |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Electronic Thesis |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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