All-optical switching in granular ferromagnets caused by magnetic circular dichroism

Magnetic recording using circularly polarised femto-second laser pulses is an emerging technology that would allow write speeds much faster than existing field driven methods. However, the mechanism that drives the magnetisation switching in ferromagnets is unclear. Recent theories suggest that the...

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Main Authors: Ellis, Matthew O. A., Fullerton, Eric E., Chantrell, Roy W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4964341/