Magnonics: Experiment to prove the concept

被引:133
作者
Kruglyak, V. V. [1 ]
Hicken, R. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Exeter, Sch Phys, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
superlattice; periodic; time-domain; pump-probe; exchange;
D O I
10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.02.242
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
An experimental scheme for studying spin wave propagation across thin magnetic film samples is proposed. The scheme is based upon the creation of picosecond pulses of strongly localized effective magnetic field via ultrafast optical irradiation of a specially deposited exchange bias or exchange spring layer. The spin waves are excited near the irradiated surface before propagating across the thickness of the sample. They are then detected near the other surface either within the finite optical skin depth using the linear magneto-optical Kerr effect in metallic samples or by the magnetic second harmonic generation. The experiment can facilitate investigations of propagating spin waves with wavelengths down to several nanometers and frequencies in excess of hundreds of Gigahertz. An experiment upon a periodically layered nanowire (a finite cross-section magnonic crystal) is numerically simulated, although the sample might equally well be a continuous film or an array of elements (e.g. nanowires) that either have uniform composition or are periodically layered as in a magnonic crystal. The experiments could be extended to study domain wall-induced spin wave phase shifts and can be used for the creation of spin wave magnetic logic devices. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:191 / 194
页数:4
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