%0 Journal Article
%A González Díaz, Germán
%A Bernabeu Martínez, Eusebio
%A Hernández Rojas, J. L.
%A Escudero, J. L.
%A Guerrero, H.
%T Optical properties of polycrystalline Cd(1-x)Mn(x)Te
%D 1993
%@ 0021-8979
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59348
%X Bulk polycrystalline cadmium manganese telluride, Cd(l-x)Mn(x)Te, was manufactured in several compositions by a synthesis process. The structure of the obtained compounds was the characteristic zinc-blende polycrystalline pattern being the grain size lOOj=20 nm. These materials are manufactured to replace single-crystal compounds in some magneto-optical devices. The cut-off wavelength and the Verdet constant are the same as the single-crystals with identical composition. A polarized laser beam, after having passed through a sample of 0.76 mm thickness, was depolarized less than 2.5%, and 90% of its energy was spread into a 2º cone. Scattering of light is produced because of the polycrystalline structure of these ompounds. Some scattering diagrams, due to the diffraction and Mie scattering in the polycrystalline grains are shown.
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