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Electrically and magnetically induced optical rotation in Pb5Ge3O11:Cr crystals at the phase transition. 
2. Faraday effect in pure and Cr-doped lead germanate in the presence of electric field and spontaneous polarization 
Adamenko D., Klymiv I., Duda V.M., Vlokh R. and Vlokh O.

Institute of Physical Optics, 23 Dragomanov St., 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

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This work presents the results for the Faraday rotation in pure and Cr-doped lead germanate crystals studied in the course of proper ferroelectric phase transition. We show that the increment of the Faraday rotation appearing at the phase transition is caused by a combined magneto-electrooptic effect induced by spontaneous polarization. It is proportional to the square of spontaneous polarization. The phenomenon revealed by us corresponds to combined effects of crystal optics, which appear due to common action of different fields.

Keywords: Faraday effect, ferroelectric phase transition, optical activity, lead germanate

PACS: 78.20.Ls, 78.20.Ek, 77.80.–e
Ukr. J. Phys. Opt. 8 98-105 
doi: 10.3116/16091833/8/2/98/2007
Received: 19.04.2007
 

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