• DocumentCode
    2710857
  • Title

    Terahertz radiation from coherent antiferromagnetic magnons excited by circularly polarized laser pulses

  • Author

    Nishitani, Junichi ; Nagashima, Takeshi ; Hangyo, Masanori

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-10 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have observed terahertz radiation from coherent antiferromagnetic magnons excited by circularly polarized laser pulses. The polarity of the magnons is reversed by switching the helicity of the circular polarization. Inverse Faraday effect is a possible mechanism of the coherent magnon excitation.
  • Keywords
    Faraday effect; antiferromagnetic materials; excited states; laser beam effects; light polarisation; magnons; terahertz wave spectra; circular polarization; circularly polarized laser pulses; coherent antiferromagnetic magnons; coherent magnon excitation; helicity switching; inverse Faraday effect; magnon polarity; terahertz radiation; Crystals; Laser excitation; Magnetic domains; Magnetic moments; Measurement by laser beam; Temperature measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612484
  • Filename
    5612484