Title :
All-optical helicity dependent switching in amorphous Tb30Fe70 with a MHz laser oscillator
Author :
Hassdenteufel, Alexander ; Schubert, Colja ; Hebler, Birgit ; Schultheiss, Helmut ; Fassbender, Jurgen ; Albrecht, Martin ; Bratschitsch, Rudolf
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Chemnitz Univ. of Technol., Chemnitz, Germany
Abstract :
All-optical magnetic switching is demonstrated in a Tb-Fe thin film with a conventional laser oscillator instead of a complex and expensive amplifier system. Overheating is prevented by a SiO2/Si substrate as an efficient heat sink.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; heat sinks; magnetic switching; optical switches; semiconductor thin films; silicon compounds; terbium compounds; SiO2-Si; Tb30Fe70; all-optical helicity dependent switching; all-optical magnetic switching; amorphous; amplifier system; heat sink; laser oscillator; thin film; Lasers; Optical switches; Oscillators; Pulsed laser deposition; Silicon; Substrates; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
