Title :
Ultrafast manipulation of spins in antiferromagnetic materials
Author_Institution :
IMM, Radboud Univ. Nijmegen, Netherlands
Abstract :
Using ultrafast laser pulses one can change the magnetic anisotropy of an antiferromagnet within 1 ps, allowing to manipulate their spins much faster than in ferromagnets. Possible direct optical spin manipulation will also be discussed.
Keywords :
antiferromagnetic materials; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; magnetic anisotropy; 1 ps; antiferromagnetic materials; magnetic anisotropy; optical spin manipulation; spin ultrafast manipulation; ultrafast laser pulses; Antiferromagnetic materials; Geometrical optics; High speed optical techniques; Laser transitions; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic materials; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Quantum computing; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548919
