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A microwave interferometer of a the michelson-type to improve the dynamic range of broadband ferromagnetic resonance measurements

Published

Author(s)

Eric R. Edwards, Anthony B. Kos, Mathias Weiler, Thomas J. Silva

Abstract

We present a Michelson-type microwave interferometer for use in ferromagnetic resonance experiments. The interferometer is capable of broadband operation without manual adjustment of phase delay or amplitude attenuation. A prototype of the design shows significant improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio when compared to non-interferometric ferromagnetic resonance experiments. We demonstrate that this increase in sensitivity can lead to a drastic increase in the data acquisition rate for hard-to-measure thin films that otherwise would require long integration times.
Citation
IEEE Magnetics Letters
Volume
8

Citation

Edwards, E. , Kos, A. , Weiler, M. and Silva, T. (2016), A microwave interferometer of a the michelson-type to improve the dynamic range of broadband ferromagnetic resonance measurements, IEEE Magnetics Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/LMAG.2016.2640206 (Accessed April 25, 2024)
Created December 15, 2016, Updated November 10, 2018