English Explanatory Dictionary

magneto-optic Kerr effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A magneto-optic effect in which light is reflected from a magnetized surface and may change both polarization and reflected intensity.

Word forms

magneto-optic Kerr effect magneto-optic Kerr effects

Etymology

Named after John Kerr.

Related words

Kerr effect Faraday effect

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