The invention relates to a high-
cerium-content
scandium-doped
gadolinium iron garnet
magneto-optical
crystal as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The
magneto-optical
crystal with the
chemical formula of Gd3-x-yCexCaySczFe5-z-wVWO 12, is grown by adopting an edge-defined film-fed
crystal growth method, wherein x is equal to 0.33-0.54, y is equal to 0.02-0.06, z is equal to 0.45-0.96, and w is equal to 0.01. According to the method, the post-
processing technology of the crystal can be simplified, the preparation cost of the crystal is reduced, the
crystal growth rate is high,the optical uniformity is good, and the
centimeter-scale
single crystal can be prepared. By
doping a proper amount of Sc, stabilization of an RIG garnet structure is facilitated, unit cells are expanded, the
doping amount of Ce in the crystal is increased, the
magnetism of the crystal is enhanced, and the high-
cerium-content
scandium-doped
gadolinium iron garnet
magneto-optical crystal with goodpermeability, strong
magnetism and excellent magneto-optical performance is obtained. The crystal material is expected to be practically applied to devices such as magneto-optical isolators, magneto-
optical circulators, magneto-optical modulators and the like.