Ultrafast photo-induced phase transitions occurring under the impact of femtosecond laser
pulses provide versatile opportunities for switching solids between distinctly-different …

Time-resolved magneto-optical imaging of laser-excited rare-earth orthoferrite (SmPr) FeO 3
demonstrates that a single 60 fs circularly polarized laser pulse is capable of creating a …

We have investigated the ultrafast laser-induced magnetization and reflectivity dynamics in
the Fe 3 O 4 thin film using all-optical pump–probe measurements. The high-quality of our …

Using the examples of laser-induced spin-reorientation phase transitions in TmFeO 3 and
ErFeO 3 orthoferrites, we demonstrate that terahertz emission spectroscopy can obtain novel …

Spin dynamics of TmFeO 3, mainly induced by two different mechanisms, were investigated
by time-resolved multicolor pump-probe spectroscopy using femtosecond laser pulses. The …

Ultrafast laser control of magnetism is one of the most exciting and challenging issues in
physics and technology. Such a technique may provide the solution to the need for an ever …

A pair of circularly polarized laser pulses of opposite helicities are shown to control the route
of spin reorientation phase transition in the rare-earth antiferromagnetic orthoferrite (Sm 0.55 …

The microscopic origin of ultrafast modification of the ratio between the symmetric (J) and
antisymmetric (D) exchange interaction in antiferromagnetic iron oxides is revealed, using …

Light propagation effects can strongly influence the excitation and the detection of laser-
induced magnetization dynamics. We investigated experimentally and analytically the …

Ultrafast control of a ferromagnet (FM) via exchange coupling with an antiferromagnet (AFM)
is demonstrated in a Co/SmFeO 3 heterostructure. Employing time-resolved photoemission …