page_title: Magneto-optic Kerr effect
section_title: Applications
hierarchical_section_title: Magneto-optic Kerr effect / Applications
caption_attribution_description: English: Sketch of a simple setup to measure the Magneto-optic Kerr effect Deutsch: Skizze zu einem Versuchsaufbau mit dem sich der Magnetooptische Kerreffekt messen läßt.
context_page_description: In physics the magneto-optic Kerr effect or the surface magneto-optic Kerr effect is one of the magneto-optic effects. It describes the changes to light reflected from a magnetized surface. It is used in materials science research in devices such as the Kerr microscope, to investigate the magnetization structure of materials.
caption: Optical experiment for observing the Magneto-optic Kerr effect
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