We report on the design of a spintronic emitter based on the Pt(3 nm)/Co(3 nm) structure, which enables the control over terahertz radiation polarization. Utilizing the field-induced magnetization rotation that takes place at low magnetic fields of up to 250 Oe at room temperature, we have achieved the full range of terahertz polarization rotation from 0° to 360°. This rotation became possible due to the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy induced in the plane of the cobalt film during its fabrication. We evaluated the efficiency of the Co/Pt structure in generating terahertz radiation and found that the terahertz pulse energy flux reaches ∼160 nJ/cm2 at an excitation flux of 4 mJ/cm2.

The ultrafast dynamics of electrons and phonons excited by femtosecond light pulses in ferroelectric semiconductor Sn₂P₂S₆ is investigated using the optical pump–probe technique. It is demonstrated that a soft mode can be excited in this ferroelectric in the vicinity of the phase transition initiated by laser radiation.

By means of optical pump–probe technique, the ultrafast dynamics of nonlinear optical response of the ferroelectric semiconductor Sn2P2S6 crystal excited with a femtosecond laser pulse has been invest

This study investigates the impact of narrow-band terahertz pulses on the ferroelectric order parameter in Ba_0.8Sr_0.2TiO₃ films on various substrates. THz radiation in the range of 1–2 THz with the pulse width of about 0.15 THz was separated from a broadband pulse with the interference technique. The 375 nm thick BST film on a MgO (001) substrate exhibits enhanced THz-induced second harmonic generation when excited by THz pulses with a central frequency of 1.6 THz, due to the resonant excitation of the soft phonon mode. Conversely, the BST film on a Si (001) substrate shows no enhancement, due to its polycrystalline state. The 800 nm thick BST film on a MgO (111) substrate demonstrates the maximum of a second harmonic generation signal when excited by THz pulses at 1.8 THz, which is close to the soft mode frequency for the (111) orientation. Notably, the frequency spectrum of the BST/MgO (111) film reveals peaks at both the fundamental and doubled frequencies, and their intensities depend, respectively, linearly and quadratically on the THz pulse electric field strength.

The need to study ultrafast processes in magnetism is due to the prospects for creating ultrafast magnetic recording and ultrafast spintronic devices. In order to excite the magnetic subsystem femtosecond optical pulses are used. The excitement is manifested as in spin precession. In metals, the material is heated first due to significant optical absorption, and significant Joule losses occur. The most important task is to search for materials in which spin processes are excited without heating. Obvious candidates are weakly absorbing materials, such as ferrite garnets. However, the range of such materials and the range of their functionality are limited.The purpose of this work is to study the dynamics of systems with nonthermal mechanisms of spin precession excitation. Such excitation is possible in ferromagnetic / antiferromagnetic heterostructures with exchange interaction, provided that the recombination time of photocarriers is shorter than the time of heat diffusion. Multilayer TbCo / FeCo structures of the near IR range were investigated for a femtosecond optical pulse. The spin dynamics are compared with the direction of the wave vector of the exciting pulse along and perpendicular to the axis of easy magnetization of the structures (“easy axis” and “hard axis” geometry, respectively). It is shown that in case of “easy axis” geometry the determinative mechanism is the thermal interaction. When the system is exposed to an excitation pulse, this mechanism leads to a decrease in the projection of magnetization on the direction of propagation of the test beam. In case of “hard axis” geometry, the magnetization turns to the magnetic field at the initial stage. Then it precesses and relaxes to an equilibrium angular orientation. Such dynamics indicate a rapid recovery of the uniaxial anisotropy field after laser irradiation. The presented results demonstrate an ultrafast change in the magnetic anisotropy induced during the fabrication of the heterostructure under study, which may be of interest for optical control of the orientation of the magnetization.

WSe2films have been studied by the method of second harmonic generation (SHG) in the 1200–1420 nm wavelength range at room temperature. Preliminary investigations of photoluminescence spectra and...