Ferrimagnets composed of multiple and antiferromagnetically coupled magnetic elements
have attracted much attention recently as a material platform for spintronics. They offer the …

Laser pulses are the shortest stimulus known to control the magnetization of materials and to
switch magnetic devices on the picosecond to femtosecond timescales. Femtosecond laser …

The discovery of spin-transfer torque (STT) enabled the control of the magnetization
direction in magnetic devices in nanoseconds using an electrical current. Ultrashort optical …

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 …

Energy-efficient control of magnetization without the help of a magnetic field is a key goal of
spintronics. Purely heat-induced single-pulse all-optical toggle switching has been …

Ever since the first observation of all-optical switching of magnetization in the ferrimagnetic
alloy GdFeCo using femtosecond laser pulses, there has been significant interest in …

Single-shot helicity-independent all-optical switching of magnetization in ferrimagnets
represents the fastest known approach for deterministic data recording. Recently, it was …

We review the phenomenology of light-induced ultrafast magnetization dynamics, with
emphasis on metallic compounds. The interaction of femtosecond laser pulses with …

We present an experimental and theoretical investigation of all-optical switching by single
femtosecond laser pulses. Our experimental results demonstrate that, unlike rare-earth …

All-optical switching (AOS) of magnetic materials describes the reversal of the magnetization
using short (femtosecond) laser pulses, and received extensive attention in the past decade …