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Controlled Excitation of Magnons through Optically Induced Mie Resonances in Periodic Dielectric Nanostructures
Krčma, Jakub ; Ligmajer, Filip (referee) ; Holobrádek, Jakub (advisor)
Magnonics is a research field which explores the manipulation and propagation of magnetic excitations called spin waves and their quantum counterparts magnons. It holds promise for improving computing and information processing with the prospect of reduced energy requirements and faster operation. A transition to shorter-wavelength spin waves is necessary for device miniaturization and, consequently, reduced power consumption. Currently, the only technique for direct measurement and imaging of nanoscale spin waves is x-ray microscopy, which relies on synchrotron radiation and is very time- and resource-demanding. Therefore, methods are being investigated to extend the commonly used and more easily accessible technique of Brillouin light scattering microscopy and spectroscopy to detect magnons with high wavenumbers. In recent years, we demonstrated that by optically inducing Mie resonances in dielectric structures, we are able to achieve detection of extended magnon wavenumbers. Even though this method allowed measurement of the nanoscale spin waves, wavevector resolution was not achieved. In this work, we have shown, that by introducing periodicity into these dielectric structures, we can not only measure magnons with wavenumbers up to 157 rad/µm (corresponding wavelength is 40 nm), but also achieve wavevector resolution. This exceeds the capabilities of existing characterization techniques and opens up new possibilities, for example, in the study of nonlinear phenomena or skyrmion devices.
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