All-optical control of ferromagnetic thin films and nanostructures

C. H. Lambert; S. Mangin; B. S.D.Ch S. Varaprasad; Y. K. Takahashi; M. Hehn; M. Cinchetti; G. Malinowski; K. Hono; Y. Fainman; M. Aeschlimann; E. E. Fullerton

doi:10.1126/science.1253493

All-optical control of ferromagnetic thin films and nanostructures

C. H. Lambert, S. Mangin^*, B. S.D.Ch S. Varaprasad, Y. K. Takahashi, M. Hehn, M. Cinchetti, G. Malinowski, K. Hono, Y. Fainman, M. Aeschlimann, E. E. Fullerton

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The interplay of light and magnetism allowed light to be used as a probe of magnetic materials. Now the focus has shifted to use polarized light to alter or manipulate magnetism. Here, we demonstrate optical control of ferromagnetic materials ranging from magnetic thin films to multilayers and even granular films being explored for ultra-high-density magnetic recording. Our finding shows that optical control of magnetic materials is a much more general phenomenon than previously assumed and may have a major impact on data memory and storage industries through the integration of optical control of ferromagnetic bits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1337-1340
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	345
Issue number	6202
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1253493
Publication status	Published - 2014 Sept 12
Externally published	Yes

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