Relationship of Time Reversal Symmetry Breaking with Optical Kerr Rotation

We prove an instance of the Reciprocity Theorem that demonstrates that Kerr rotation, also known as the magneto-optical Kerr effect, may only arise in materials that break microscopic time reversal symmetry. This argument applies in the linear response regime, and only fails for nonlinear effects. R...

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Veröffentlicht in:	arXiv.org 2014-09
1. Verfasser:	Fried, Alexander D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Broken symmetry Kerr magnetooptical effect Physics - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Physics - Optics Reciprocity Reciprocity theorem Rotation Symmetry
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