Control of phase of the magnetization precession excited by circularly polarized fs-laser pulsesстатья
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Аннотация:The inverse Faraday effect induced in magnetic films by ultrashort laser pulses allows excitation and control of spins at GHz and sub-THz frequencies. Frequency of the excited magnetization precession is easily tunable by the external magnetic field. On the other hand, phase of the precession hardly depends on magnetic field. Here we demonstrate an approach for the control of the precession phase by variation of the incidence angle of the laser pulses. In particular, theoretical consideration states that the phase increases with increase of the incidence angle and for small angles this relation is a direct proportionality. Experimental studies confirm this conclusion and provide shift of phase by about 4 deg. for the declination of the incidence angle by 15 deg. from the normal. This study provides a simple way for additional manipulation with optically excited magnetization dynamics, which is of importance for different spintronic applications.