A Langevin Model-Based Magneto-Optic Response SuperParamagnetic Nanoparticles Recorded with a Michelson Interferometer Setup

Abstract: In this paper, we provide expressions for the detected optical irradiance for magneto-optic characterization of superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SPNs) in solution imparting Faraday rotation (FR) to an optical beam passing through the sample solution. For our analysis, we assume a Langevin model for SPN samples and show the presence of odd and even harmonics for SPN samples characterized with a Michelson interferometer. This optical geometry is potentially useful in understanding nonlinear SPN FR behavior as a result of particle aggregation-based scattering effects.