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An optical device which can be used as a Faraday rotator which can provide an arbitrary Faraday rotation angle in accordance with a positional condition. The optical device includes first and second ports, magneto-optical crystal, and a unit for applying a magnetic field to the magneto-optical crystal. The first port is positioned in a first region while the second port is positioned in a second region. The first and second ports are optically coupled by a light beam. The magneto-optical crystal is provided such that the light beam may pass therethrough. The unit for applying applies a magnetic field to the magneto-optical crystal so that magnetization of the magneto-optical crystal may have a given distribution in a plane substantially perpendicular to the light beam. Since the magnetization of the magneto-optical crystal has the given distribution, whether the first port is at a certain position or at another position, the Faraday rotation angle provided to the light beam is different in accordance with the distribution. Accordingly, an arbitrary Faraday rotation angle can be provided in accordance with a positional condition.
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