Effect of Laser Heating on Partial Decomposition of Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ (BSO) Single Crystal: Raman Study

Table 1

Optical properties of Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ single crystal.

	Untreated BSO	Treated BSO
Optical rotatory power (rad/mm)	0.37	0.36
Verdet constant (rad/Tm)	61	58
Absorption coefficient (cm^−1)	1.03	1.05
Magneto optical quality (rad/T)	0.59	0.55