Liquid phase epitaxy and magneto-optical properties at 1.152 µm and 1.064 µm of garnet films on GdGaG

Several ferrimagnetic garnet compositions have been studied in view of their use in integrated optics. Films of (Sc,Ga):YIG, (Gd,Ga):YIG, (Pr,Ga):YbIG and (Pr,Bi,Ga):YbIG have been grown by liquid phase epitaxy on <111> GdGaG and fully characterized by classical and guided waves experiments at 1.152 and 1.064μm wavelengthes.