The control of magnetism by acoustically induced strain has driven significant research
activities, with the ultimate goal of pursuing novel, ultrafast, compact, and energy-efficient …

Experimental approaches based on nonlinear optical processes (wave-mixing) have
allowed major breakthroughs in diverse fields of science and technology. Nevertheless …

Optical-domain transient grating (TG) spectroscopy is a versatile background-free four-wave-
mixing technique that is used to probe vibrational, magnetic and electronic degrees of …

We generate in-plane magnetoelastic waves in nickel films using the all-optical transient
grating technique. When performed on amorphous glass substrates, two dominant …

A review of modern lines of research in the field of ultrafast magnetoacoustics is presented.
Effects of interaction of ultrashort (picosecond) acoustic pulses with a magnetic subsystem of …

We utilize coherent femtosecond extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pulses from a free electron laser
(FEL) to generate transient periodic magnetization patterns with periods as short as 44 nm …

We revisit the quantitative analysis of the ultrafast magnetoacoustic experiment in a
freestanding nickel thin film by Kim and Bigot [J.-W. Kim and J.-Y. Bigot, Phys. Rev. B 95 …

We demonstrate the linear frequency conversion of ferromagnetic resonance (FMR)
frequency by optically excited elastic waves in a thin metallic film on dielectric substrates …

We perform a theoretical investigation of the magnetization switching in polycrystalline Ni
nanoparticles induced by ultrashort pulses of surface acoustic waves via magnetoelastic …

We present the main specifications of the newly constructed Swiss Free Electron Laser,
SwissFEL, and explore its potential impact on ultrafast science. In light of recent …