@article{KlankHagedornHolthausetal., author = {Klank, Michael and Hagedorn, Oliver and Holthaus, Carsten and Shamonin (Chamonine), Mikhail and D{\"o}tsch, Horst}, title = {Characterization and optimization of magnetic garnet films for magneto-optical visualization of magnetic field distributions}, series = {NDT \& E International}, volume = {36}, journal = {NDT \& E International}, number = {6}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/S0963-8695(03)00012-4}, pages = {375 -- 381}, abstract = {Rare-earth iron garnet films with in-plane anisotropy grown on (111)-oriented substrates can be used as magneto-optical indicator films for visualization of magnetic leakage fields in nondestructive evaluation. The influence of Faraday rotation, Faraday ellipticity, absorption and film thickness on the performance of a magneto-optical indicator film is investigated. A new optimization method is introduced and compared with the method of contrast optimization. The theory is experimentally verified and an application example is presented.}, language = {en} }