Single-pulse all-optical switching in amorphous Dy${}_x$Co${}_{1-x}$ and Tb${}_x$Co${}_{1-x}$

Zexiang Hu, Jean Besbas, Ross Smith +5

Repeated uniform switching of the magnetization of thin films of ferrimagnetic amorphous Gd${}_x$(FeCo)${}_{1-x}$ in response to single fast laser pulses is well established. Here we…