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A research team from Tohoku University and Kyocera Corp. has developed a new magneto-optical material—a nanocomposite magnetic garnet film—that can be deposited directly onto silicon substrates while delivering a magneto-optical figure of merit four times higher than conventional polycrystalline films.

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Tohoku University, Kyocera Corp.

Who
a research team from Tohoku University and Kyocera Corp., Associate Professor Taichi Goto
What
A research team from Tohoku University and Kyocera Corp. has developed a new magneto-optical material—a nanocomposite magnetic garnet film—that can be deposited directly onto silicon substrates while delivering a magneto-optical figure of merit four times higher than conventional polycrystalline films.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:00:01 GMT · 4h 43m ago
Where
Tohoku University, Kyocera Corp. ·
Why
Integrating magnetic garnet directly onto silicon has been one of the biggest obstacles in silicon photonics and Co-packaged optics (CPO) development for more than 30 years.
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This breakthrough creates a practical pathway for the large-scale deployment of silicon photonics in AI-era data centers by enabling more efficient and simpler optical isolators on silicon chips, crucial for next-generation optical communication systems.

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    A research team from Tohoku University and Kyocera Corp. has developed a new magneto-optical material—a nanocomposite magnetic garnet film—that can be deposited directly onto silicon substrates while delivering a magneto-optical figure of merit four times higher than conventional polycrystalline films.
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