The interaction of subpicosecond laser pulses with magnetically ordered materials has
developed into a fascinating research topic in modern magnetism. From the discovery of …

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 …

Coherent THz optical lattice and hybridized phonon–magnon modes are triggered by
femtosecond laser pulses in the antiferromagnetic van der Waals semiconductor FePS3 …

The quest for ultrafast magnetic processes has triggered a new field of research—
femtomagnetism: using femtosecond laser pulses to demagnetize ferromagnetic metallic …

Surface plasmon–polaritons are electromagnetic waves that propagate along metal–
dielectric interfaces and exist over a wide range of frequencies. They have become popular …

Femtosecond (fs) time-resolved magneto-optics is applied to investigate laser-excited
ultrafast dynamics of one-dimensional nickel gratings on fused silica and silicon substrates …

We report about the magnetization dynamics of a ferromagnetic nickel film at room
temperature excited by acoustic pulses generated with femtosecond laser pulses. The …

The ability to switch ferroics (ferro-, ferri-, antiferromagnets, ferroelectrics, multiferroics)
between two stable bit states is one of the keystones of modern data storage technology …

It is shown theoretically that a single acoustic pulse, a few picoseconds long, can reverse
magnetization in a magnetostrictive material Terfenol-D. Following giant magnetoelastic …

We investigate the spin dynamics driven by terahertz magnetic fields in epitaxial thin films of
cobalt in its three crystalline phases. The terahertz magnetic field generates a torque on the …