Abstract
We have observed the collinear interaction between optical guided modes and magnetostatic forward-volume waves in a film of yttrium iron garnet (YIG) with microwave frequencies between 500 MHz and 12 GHz. The interaction occurred in one of two 5.3-μm films of YIG on either side of a 470-μm substrate of gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG). The intensity of the diffracted optical beam was measured as the microwave frequency was swept about the center frequency, with magnetic bias field held constant. We refer to this measurement as the interaction passband. Below 1 GHz, we observed absorption notches in the interaction passband with a regular period of 3.7 MHz. These are interpreted as evidence of coupling to transverse acoustic resonances through the sample thickness. This spacing agrees with a simple calculation based on transverse acoustic velocities in YIG of 3843 m/s and GGG of 3568 m/s.
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