Ultrafast optical manipulation of magnetic order
@article{Kirilyuk2010UltrafastOM,
title={Ultrafast optical manipulation of magnetic order},
author={Andrei Kirilyuk and Alexey V. Kimel and Th. Rasing},
journal={Reviews of Modern Physics},
year={2010},
volume={82},
pages={2731-2784}
}The interaction of subpicosecond laser pulses with magnetically ordered materials has developed into a fascinating research topic in modern magnetism. From the discovery of subpicosecond demagnetization over a decade ago to the recent demonstration of magnetization reversal by a single 40 fs laser pulse, the manipulation of magnetic order by ultrashort laser pulses has become a fundamentally challenging topic with a potentially high impact for future spintronics, data storage and manipulation…
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