Excitation of magnetic precession in bismuth iron garnet via a polarization-independent impulsive photomagnetic effect

Abstract

A polarization-independent, nonthermal optical effect on the magnetization in bismuth iron garnet is found, in addition to the circular polarization-dependent inverse Faraday effect and the linear polarization-dependent photoinduced magnetic anisotropy. Its impulsive character is demonstrated by the field dependence of the amplitude of the resulting precession, which cannot be explained by a long-living photo or heat-induced anisotropy.

arXiv comment12 pages, 3 Figures

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