2002/01/27 by L. E. Helseth, Helseth, L. E.
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Magneto-Optical Properties and Applications #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Photonic and Optical Devices #Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con) #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.supr-con
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0201494
18 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2002/01/27 · openalex publication_date 2002/01/27 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A theoretical model for magnetooptic imaging is presented. The model gives a detailed description of the magnetooptic indicator and the optical imaging system, where the intensity at the detector plane is described by a set of diffraction integrals. To demonstrate the applicability of the model, some issues concerning imaging of single vortices in superconductors are studied. It is found that the useful signal is strongly dependent on the penetration depth of the superconductor, and also the sensitivity and thickness of the indicator.