Using THz laser pulses to generate hybrid spin waves (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Using THz laser pulses to generate hybrid spin waves

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This illustration shows that a pair of intense THz laser pulses drives spin waves in an antiferromagnetic material, which radiate nonlinear emissions at the sum- and difference-frequencies.

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Illustration courtesy of University of Texas at Austin & MIT researchers

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