Time refraction of spin waves
Time refraction of spin waves
Schultheiß, K.; Sato, N.; Matthies, P.; Körber, L.; Wagner, K.; Hula, T.; Gladii, O.; Pearson, J. E.; Hoffmann, A.; Helm, M.; Faßbender, J.; Schultheiß, H.
Abstract
We present an experimental study of time refraction of spin waves propagating in microscopic waveguides under the influence of time-varying magnetic fields. Using space- and time-resolved Brillouin light scattering microscopy, we demonstrate that the broken translational symmetry along the time coordinate can be used to in- or decrease the energy of spin waves during their propagation. This allows for a broadband and controllable shift of the spin-wave frequency. Using an integrated design of spin-wave waveguide and microscopic current line for the generation of strong, nanosecond-long, magnetic field pulses, a conversion efficiency up to 39% of the carrier spin-wave frequency is achieved, significantly larger compared to photonic systems. Given the strength of the magnetic field pulses and its strong impact on the spin-wave dispersion relation, the effect of time refraction can be quantified on a length scale comparable to the spin-wave wavelength. Furthermore, we utilize time refraction to excite spin-wave bursts with pulse durations in the nanosecond range and a frequency shift depending on the pulse polarity.
Keywords: magnetization dynamics; spin waves; time refraction; Brillouin light scattering
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Physical Review Letters 126(2021), 137201
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.137201
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