Deterministic all-optical magnetization writing facilitated by non-local transfer of spin angular momentum

Youri L. W. van Hees; Paul van de Meugheuvel; Bert Koopmans; Reinoud Lavrijsen

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17676-6

Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Deterministic all-optical magnetization writing facilitated by non-local transfer of spin angular momentum

Youri L. W. van Hees,
Paul van de Meugheuvel,
Bert Koopmans,
Reinoud Lavrijsen

Affiliations

Youri L. W. van Hees: Department of Applied Physics, Institute for Photonic Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology
Paul van de Meugheuvel: Department of Applied Physics, Institute for Photonic Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology
Bert Koopmans: Department of Applied Physics, Institute for Photonic Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology
Reinoud Lavrijsen: Department of Applied Physics, Institute for Photonic Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17676-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Some magnetic materials can switch magnetization via a single laser pulse. However, while very fast, the mechanism is not deterministic. Here, the authors demonstrate a deterministic method of writing opposite magnetization states optically with a sequence of one or two laser pulses.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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