Terahertz oscillation driven by optical spin-orbit torque

L Huang, Y Cao, H Qiu, H Bai, L Liao, C Chen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Antiferromagnets are promising for nano-scale oscillator in a wide frequency range from
gigahertz up to terahertz. Experimentally realizing antiferromagnetic moment oscillation via …

Compact terahertz harmonic generation in the Reststrahlenband using a graphene-embedded metallic split ring resonator array

A Di Gaspare, C Song, C Schiattarella, LH Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Harmonic generation is a result of a strong non-linear interaction between light and matter. It
is a key technology for optics, as it allows the conversion of optical signals to higher …

Spin vacuum switching

EI Harris-Lee, JK Dewhurst, S Shallcross… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Ultrafast control over the magnetic orientation of matter represents a vital element of
potential future spin-based electronics (“spintronics”). While physical mechanisms …

Optical damage thresholds of single-mode fiber-tip spintronic terahertz emitters

F Paries, F Selz, CN Santos, JF Lampin, P Koleják… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Spintronic terahertz emitters (STEs) are gapless, ultrabroadband terahertz sources that can
be driven within a wide pump-wavelength and repetition-rate range. While STEs driven by …

Spintronic terahertz emitters with integrated metallic terahertz cavities

M Mičica, A Wright, P Koleják, G Lezier, K Postava… - …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Spintronic terahertz emitters (STEs), based on optical excitation of nanometer thick
ferromagnetic/heavy metal (FM/HM) heterojunctions, have become important sources for the …

Terahertz magneto-optical sampling in quartz glass

S Kovalev, I Ilyakov, A Reinold, P Pilch, C Zhu… - Optics Letters, 2024 - opg.optica.org
In this Letter, we demonstrate terahertz (THz) magnetic field detection in fused silica with
sensitivity that can be easily controlled by sample tilting (for both amplitude and …

Terahertz electro-optic Kerr effect in LaAlO3

S Kovalev, C Zhu, A Reinold, M Koch, Z Wang… - Optics Letters, 2025 - opg.optica.org
In this Letter, we investigate the terahertz (THz) electro-optic Kerr effect (KE) dynamics in
LaAlO_3 (LAO), a widely used substrate for thin-film preparation. We show that the KE …

Terahertz harmonic generation across the Mott insulator-metal transition

GL Prajapati, S Ray, I Ilyakov, AN Ponomaryov… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We demonstrate terahertz (THz) harmonic generation across the Mott insulator-metal
transition in rare-earth nickelates (RNiO $ _3 $, R= rare-earth atom). The THz harmonic …

Ultrafast unidirectional spin Hall magnetoresistance driven by terahertz light field

R Salikhov, I Ilyakov, A Reinold, JC Deinert… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The ultrafast control of magnetisation states in magnetically ordered systems is a key
technological challenge for developing memory devices operable at picosecond timescales …

Terahertz-driven ultrafast dynamics of rare-earth nickelates by controlling only the charge degree of freedom

GL Prajapati, S Kovalev, I Ilyakov, A Arshad… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
An important strategy for understanding the microscopic physics of strongly correlated
systems and enhancing their technological potential is to selectively drive the fundamental …