Extreme ultraviolet transient gratings

F Bencivenga, F Capotondi, L Foglia… - … in Physics: X, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The recent construction of free electron lasers allows extending laboratory-based laser
experiments to shorter wavelengths, accessing wavevectors typical of nanoscale dynamics …

Perspectives: Light control of magnetism and device development

N Fang, C Wu, Y Zhang, Z Li, Z Zhou - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Accurately controlling magnetic and spin states presents a significant challenge in
spintronics, especially as demands for higher data storage density and increased …

All-optical control of spin in a 2D van der Waals magnet

M Da̧browski, S Guo, M Strungaru, PS Keatley… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals magnets provide new opportunities for control
of magnetism at the nanometre scale via mechanisms such as strain, voltage and the …

Helicity-independent all-optical switching of magnetization in ferrimagnetic alloys

CS Davies, JH Mentink, AV Kimel, T Rasing… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
We review and discuss the process of single-shot helicity-independent all-optical switching
of magnetization by which a single suitably-ultrafast excitation, under the right conditions …

Ultrafast behavior of induced and intrinsic magnetic moments in CoFeB/Pt bilayers probed by element-specific measurements in the extreme ultraviolet spectral range

C von Korff Schmising, S Jana, K Yao, M Hennecke… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
The ultrafast and element-specific response of magnetic systems containing ferromagnetic 3
d transition metals and 4 d/5 d heavy metals is of interest both from a fundamental as well as …

All-optical spin switching on an ultrafast time scale

W Hübner, G Lefkidis, GP Zhang - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Information technology revolution demands bigger and faster magnetic storage. All-
optical spin switching (AOS) may offer a solution, where an ultrafast laser pulse alone can …

Plasmon‐Enhanced Optical Control of Magnetism at the Nanoscale via the Inverse Faraday Effect

S Parchenko, K Hofhuis, AÅ Larsson… - Advanced Photonics …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between magnetization and light has been the subject of intensive research
for the past century. Herein, the impact of magnetization on light polarization is well …

Ultrafast ferromagnetic spin switching by a single pair of optical pulses

KT Yamada, S Ruta, AV Kimel… - IEEE Transactions …, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
All-optical magnetic recording potentially realizes orders of magnitude faster and more
energy-efficient writing of magnetic bits but all-optical switching of ferromagnets is so far …

Meta‐Magnetic All‐Optical Helicity Dependent Switching of Ferromagnetic Thin Films

MW Khalid, J Ha, MSE Hadri, L Hsu… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To address the ever‐increasing need for higher speed and density of information storage,
recent developments in ultrafast optical switching have focused on deterministic control of …

Unidirectional multipulse helicity-independent all-optical switching in [Ni/Pt] based synthetic ferrimagnets

CRJ Sait, M Dąbrowski, JN Scott, WR Hendren… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Nickel-platinum-based synthetic ferrimagnets (SFi's) are highly tunable and rare-earth-free
materials that allow ultrafast all optical control of magnetism to be explored. This study …