Title :
Coherent processes in the ultrafast magnetization dynamics
Author :
Bigot, Jean-Yves
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Univ. de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Abstract :
The ultrafast magnetization dynamics induced by femtosecond laser pulses involves several coherent mechanisms described in this tutorial. They include the spin-photon, the spin-orbit and the spin-lattice interactions occurring from a few femtoseconds to several picoseconds.
Keywords :
cobalt alloys; demagnetisation; ferromagnetic materials; high-speed optical techniques; magnetic anisotropy; magnetic particles; magnetic thin films; nanomagnetics; nanoparticles; nickel; palladium alloys; platinum alloys; spin-lattice relaxation; spin-orbit interactions; CoPd; CoPt3; Ni; coherent processes; demagnetization; femtosecond laser pulses; ferromagnetism; magnetic anisotropy; nanoparticles; spin-lattice interactions; spin-orbit interactions; spin-photon interactions; thin films; ultrafast magnetization dynamics; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Films; Lasers; Magnetization; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
