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Edith Cowan University Research Online Theses: Doctorates and Masters Theses 2012 High performance magneto-optic garnet materials for integrated optics and photonics Mohammad Alam Edith Cowan University Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses Part of the Materials Science and Engineering Commons Recommended Citation Alam, M. (2012). High performance magneto-optic garnet materials for integrated optics and photonics. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/528 This Thesis is posted at Research Online. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/528 Edith Cowan University Copyright Warning You may print or download ONE copy of this document for the purpose of your own research or study. The University does not authorize you to copy, communicate or otherwise make available electronically to any other person any copyright material contained on this site. You are reminded of the following: Copyright owners are entitled to take legal action against persons who infringe their copyright. 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High Performance Magneto-Optic Garnet Materials for Integrated Optics and Photonics By Mohammad Nur E Alam A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Electron Science Research Institute Faculty of Computing, Health and Science EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY Supervisors: Prof. Kamal Alameh & Dr. Mikhail Vasiliev September 2012 USE OF THESIS The Use of Thesis statement is not included in this version of the thesis. DECLARATION I certify that this thesis does not, to the best of my knowledge and belief: (i) incorporate without acknowledgment any material previously submitted for a degree or diploma in any institution of higher education. (ii) contain any material previously published or written by another person except where due reference is made in the text; or (iii) contain any defamatory material. I also grant permission for the Library at Edith Cowan University to make duplicate copies of my thesis as required. Signatur Date: 29th of August 2012. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to thank my principal supervisor, Professor Kamal Alameh, for his excellent supervision and continued support throughout the entire course of my PhD. I also like to thank my co-supervisor, Dr. Mikhail Vasiliev, for his wisdom and guidance, as well as his motivation and encouragement for creative ideas within the fields of optics and photonics especially in the area of functional garnet thin films materials fabrication and characterization. I am grateful for the time they had dedicated for discussions during various stages of the project. I am indebted to all my colleagues and friends who have helped me in many ways. My sincere thanks to Mrs. Linda Arthur, Mrs. Tiella Turkovic & Mr. Paul Roach for all their administrative support and help rendered to me. I would like to thank the ECU Graduate Research School for giving me an opportunity to commence my PhD study program and support during my tenure. I warmly thank my parents, for their love, encouragement and continued support throughout my studies though they are not always with me. I lovingly express thanks to my beloved wife for being a constant source of support with patience, understanding and encouragement for the past two years and also like to convey the heartiest love to my daughter Nazah Nur. iv PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles: 1. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Viacheslav Kotov, and Kamal Alameh, “Highly bismuth-substituted, record-performance magneto-optic garnet materials with low coercivity for applications in integrated optics, photonic crystals, imaging and sensing”, Optical Materials Express, Vol. 1, Issue 3, pp. 413-427 (2011). 2. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh, and Viacheslav Kotov, “Physical properties and behaviour of highly Bi-substituted magneto- optic garnets for applications in integrated optics and photonics”, Advances in Optical Technologies, volume 2011, Article ID 971267, 7 pages, doi:10.1155/2011/971267. 3. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh, and Viacheslav Kotov, “Synthesis of high-performance magnetic garnet materials and garnet- bismuth oxide nanocomposites using physical vapour deposition,” Pure Appl. Chem., ASAP article, doi: 10.1351/PAC-CON-11-02-02, Published online 2011-07-07. 4. Mikhail Vasiliev, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Premchander Perumal, Viacheslav Kotov, Kamal Alameh, Yong-Tak Lee and Young Pak Lee, “annealing behavior and crystal structure of RF-sputtered bi-substituted dysprosium iron garnet films having excess co-sputtered bi-oxide content,” J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 44 (2011) (9pp). 5. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev and Kamal Alameh, “Nano- structured magnetic photonic crystals for magneto-optic polarization controllers at the communication-band wavelengths,” Opt. Quant. Electron. 41, 661-669, 2009. 6. Mikhail Vasiliev, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Viacheslav A. Kotov, Kamal Alameh, Vladimir I. Belotelov, Vladimir I. Burkov, and Anatoly K. Zvezdin “RF magnetron sputtered (BiDy) 3(FeGa) 5O12 :Bi 2O3 composite materials possessing record magneto-optic quality in the visible spectral region,” OPTICS EXPRESS , Vol. 17, No. 22 26, pp-19519-19535, October 2009. Refereed International Conference Publications: 7. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh and Viacheslav Kotov, “Garnet multilayer thin film structure with magnetostatically-altered and improved magnetic properties prepared by RF magnetron sputtering,” In Proc. Int. Conf. on High-capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies Conference 2011, pp- 177-181, December 19-21, 2011, Saudi Arabia. 8. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Viacheslav Kotov, and Kamal Alameh “Nano-engineered high performance magneto-optic garnet materials,” Presented at International Conference on Materials for Advance Technologies (ICMAT 2011), 26 June-01 July 2011, Singapore. 9. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh and Viacheslav Kotov, “High-quality RF-sputtered magneto-optic garnet films of v Bi 1.8 Lu 1.2 Fe 3.6 Al 1.4 O12 with low coercivity for applications in integrated optics, imaging and sensing devices,” in Proc. Int. Conf. on High-capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies Conference 2010, pp- 62-66, December 19-21, 2010, Cairo, Egypt. 10. Mikhail Vasiliev, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Kamal Alameh and Viacheslav Kotov, “The properties of nanocomposite (BiDy) 3(FeGa) 5O12 :Bi 2O3 magneto- optic garnet films for applications in nanophotonics, ultrafast switching and integrated optoelectronics,” in Proc. Int. Conf. on High-capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies Conference 2010, pp-258-261, December 19-21, 2010, Cairo, Egypt. 11. Mikhail Vasiliev, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Viacheslav Kotov and Kamal Alameh, “High-performance thin-film garnet materials for magneto-optic and nanophotonic applications,” in Proc. Int. Conf. on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices (COMMAD 2010), pp-91-92, December 12-15, 2010, Canberra, Australia. 12. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh and Craig Valli, “Magneto-optical visualisation for high-resolution forensic data recovery using advanced thin film nano-materials,” in Proc. International Cyber Resilience Conference 2010, 23-24 August 2010, pp-78-82, Perth, WA, Australia. 13. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh and Viacheslav Kotov, “RF-sputtered bi-substituted iron garnet composite films for visible- range magnetooptics,” Proc. of SPIE-OSA-IEEE Asia Communications and Photonics, Proc. SPIE 7631, 76311F-1-8 (2009). 14. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev and Kamal Alameh, “Nano- structured magnetic photonic crystals for magneto-optical polarization controllers at the communication-band wavelengths,” in Proc. Int. Conf. on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic devices NUSOD 2009, pp-5-6, Gwangju, Korea, Sept. 2009. 15. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh and Viacheslav Kotov, “RF-sputtered bi-substituted iron garnet composite films for visible- range magnetooptics,” in Proc. Asia Communications and Photonics Conference ACP 2009, (2 pp), Shanghai, China, 2-6 Nov. 2009. 16. V.A. Kotov, V. I. Burkov, Mikhail Vasiliev, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Kamal Alameh, D. E. Balabanov, V. I. Belotelov, V. G. Shavrov, K.A. Zvezdin, “Sputtered bismuth iron garnet composite films with record magnetooptical quality and uniaxial magnetic anisotropy,” in Proc. International Conference on Functional Materials (ICFM 2009), Partenit, Crimea, Ukraine, Oct.,5-10, 2009 . 17. Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, and Kamal Alameh, “Novel thin- film garnet materials for magneto-optic device applications,” in Proc. Postgraduate Electrical Engineering & Computing Symposium (PEECS-2009) Conference, (4 pp), 1st October 2009 at ECU, WA, Australia. vi Certificate for the Publications This is to certify that Mohammad Nur-E-Alam is one of