Figure 1. Magnetization in YMnO3 due to the inverse Faraday effect (IFE) (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Figure 1. Magnetization in YMnO3 due to the inverse Faraday effect (IFE)

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Optical laser pulses generate two types of torque, field-like (?FL) and damping-like (?DL), that affect the three magnetizations of YMnO3. The damping-like torque has a pronounced effect on the inherent elliptically oscillating magnetizations, producing a large instantaneous change in antiferromagnetic ordering.

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