Preliminary Investigation of Inverse Faraday Effect using Silicon Waveguide on Magneto-optical Garnet

We propose a novel method to yield effective magnetic field using lightwave guiding in a waveguide. The inverse Faraday effect (IFE) enables to control magnetization of a medium optically. Nonreciprocal effect due to light-induced magnetic field via the IFE was experimentally investigated in the silicon waveguide on magneto-optical garnet.