Coherent Magnetization Precession in GaMnAs induced by Ultrafast Optical Excitation

Details Coherent Magnetization Precession in GaMnAs induced by Ultrafast Optical Excitation Coherent Magnetization Precession in GaMnAs induced by Ultrafast Optical Excitation

2007-06-28

arxiv.org/abs/0706.4270v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

7 pages,3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2785114

We use femtosecond optical pulses to induce, control and monitor magnetization precession in ferromagnetic Ga0.965Mn0.035As. At temperatures below ~40 K we observe coherent oscillations of the local Mn spins, triggered by an ultrafast photoinduced reorientation of the in-plane easy axis. The amplitude saturation of the oscillations above a certain pump intensity indicates that the easy axis remains unchanged above ~TC/2. We find that the observed magnetization precession damping (Gilbert damping) is strongly dependent on pump laser intensity, but largely independent on ambient temperature. We provide a physical interpretation of the observed light-induced collective Mn-spin relaxation and precession.

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