Double pulse all-optical coherent control of ultrafast spin-reorientation in an antiferromagnetic rare-earth orthoferrite

A pair of circularly polarized laser pulses of opposite helicities are shown to control the route of spin reorientation phase transition in the rare-earth antiferromagnetic orthoferrite (Sm0.55Tb0.45)FeO3. The route can be efficiently controlled by the delay between the pulses and the sample tempera...

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Published in:APL materials 2024-05, Vol.12 (5), p.051119-051119-5
Main Authors: Khokhlov, N. E., Dolgikh, A. E., Ivanov, B. A., Kimel, A. V.
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Language:English
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Summary:A pair of circularly polarized laser pulses of opposite helicities are shown to control the route of spin reorientation phase transition in the rare-earth antiferromagnetic orthoferrite (Sm0.55Tb0.45)FeO3. The route can be efficiently controlled by the delay between the pulses and the sample temperature. Simulations employing previously published models of laser-induced spin dynamics in orthoferrites failed to reproduce the experimental results. We suggest that the failure is due to neglected temperature dependence of the antiferromagnetic resonance damping in the material. Taking into account the experimentally deduced temperature dependence of the damping, we obtained good agreement between the simulations and the experiment.
ISSN:2166-532X
2166-532X
DOI:10.1063/5.0197976