Magnetic-field-induced crossover from the inverse Faraday effect to the optical orientation in EuTe
arXiv:1803.02633 · doi:10.1063/1.5027473
Abstract
A time-resolved optical pump-probe technique has been applied for studying the ultrafast dynamics in the magnetic semiconductor EuTe near the absorption band gap. We show that application of external magnetic field up to 6 T results in crossover from the inverse Faraday effect taking place on the femtosecond time scale to the optical orientation phenomenon with an evolution in the picosecond time domain. We propose a model which includes both these processes possessing different spectral and temporal properties. The circularly polarized optical pumping induces the optical electronic transition forming the absorption band gap in EuTe. The observed crossover is related to a strong magnetic-field shift of the band gap in EuTe at low temperatures. It was found that manipulation of spin states on intrinsic defect levels takes place on a time scale of 19 ps in the applied magnetic field of 6 T.
arXiv comment11 pages, 4 figures
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