THz Control of Exchange Mode in a Ferrimagnetic Cavity

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates how THz radiation can efficiently excite exchange magnons in a ferrimagnetic crystal by using cavity effects, leading to enhanced amplitude and reduced damping, advancing ultrafast magnonics.

Contribution

It introduces a novel method for controlling exchange magnon excitation in ferrimagnets via cavity-enhanced THz fields, supported by a theoretical formalism.

Findings

Enhanced exchange magnon amplitude at cavity resonance

5-fold decrease in magnon damping with cavity effect

Development of a Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert model for coupled sublattices

Abstract

The interaction of terahertz (THz) radiation with high-frequency spin resonances in complex magnetic materials is central for modern ultrafast magnonics. Here we demonstrate strong variations of the excitation efficiency of the sub-THz exchange magnon in a single crystal ferrimagnet (Gd,Bi)$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$. An enhancement of the exchange magnon amplitude is observed when its frequency matches an eigenmode of the cavity created by the sample interfaces. Moreover, this enhancement is accompanied by a 5-fold decrease in effective damping of the exchange mode. The THz-exchange magnon interaction in the cavity is analyzed within the developed Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert formalism for three coupled magnetization sublattices and cavity-enhanced THz field. This work presents a novel approach for the THz excitation of spin dynamics in ferrimagnets and outlines promising pathways for the controlled optimization of light-spin coupling in single crystals.