YIG
Noun
Meaning
YIG
Abbreviation of yttrium iron garnet. (a compound composed of yttrium, iron, garnet, which is mineral magnetic insulator)
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For long distance fibre communication, typically at 1310 nm or 1550 nm, yttrium iron garnet crystals are used (YIG).
Holmium is used in yttrium- iron garnet (YIG)- and yttrium- lanthanum -fluoride (YLF) solid-state lasers found in microwave equipment (which are in turn found in a variety of medical and dental settings).
Yttrium iron garnet (YIG) spheres can act as tunable microwave resonators.