Title :
Femtosecond opto-magnetism
Author :
Kimel, A.V. ; Kirilyuk, A. ; Rasing, Th.
Author_Institution :
IMM, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 ED, The Netherlands
Abstract :
We demonstrate that circularly polarized laser pulses may selectively excite different modes of magnetic resonance, realize quantum control of magnons, trigger magnetic phase transitions and switch spins in a controllable way on a subpicosecond timescale.
Keywords :
Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic switching; Magnetization; Optical control; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Switches; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431810
