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Terahertz modulation of the Faraday rotation by laser pulses via the optical Kerr effect

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Terahertz modulation of the Faraday rotation by laser pulses via the optical Kerr effect. / Subkhangulov, R. R.; Mikhaylovskiy, Rostislav; Zvezdin, A. K. et al.
In: Nature Photonics, Vol. 10, 04.01.2016, p. 111–114.

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Subkhangulov, RR, Mikhaylovskiy, R, Zvezdin, AK, Kruglyak, VV, Rasing, T & Kimel, AV 2016, 'Terahertz modulation of the Faraday rotation by laser pulses via the optical Kerr effect', Nature Photonics, vol. 10, pp. 111–114. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2015.249

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Subkhangulov, R. R., Mikhaylovskiy, R., Zvezdin, A. K., Kruglyak, V. V., Rasing, T., & Kimel, A. V. (2016). Terahertz modulation of the Faraday rotation by laser pulses via the optical Kerr effect. Nature Photonics, 10, 111–114. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2015.249

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Subkhangulov RR, Mikhaylovskiy R, Zvezdin AK, Kruglyak VV, Rasing T, Kimel AV. Terahertz modulation of the Faraday rotation by laser pulses via the optical Kerr effect. Nature Photonics. 2016 Jan 4;10:111–114. doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2015.249

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Subkhangulov, R. R. ; Mikhaylovskiy, Rostislav ; Zvezdin, A. K. et al. / Terahertz modulation of the Faraday rotation by laser pulses via the optical Kerr effect. In: Nature Photonics. 2016 ; Vol. 10. pp. 111–114.

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abstract = "The magneto-optical Faraday effect played a crucial role in the elucidation of the electromagnetic nature of light. Today it is powerful means to probe magnetism and the basic operational principle of magneto-optical modulators. Understanding the mechanisms allowing for modulation of the magneto-optical response at terahertz frequencies may have far-reaching consequences for photonics, ultrafast optomagnetism and magnonics, as well as for future development of ultrafast Faraday modulators. Here we suggest a conceptually new approach for an ultrafast tunable magneto-optical modulation with the help of counter-propagating laser pulses. Using terbium gallium garnet (Tb3Ga5O12) we demonstrate the feasibility of such magneto-optical modulation with a frequency up to 1.1 THz, which is continuously tunable by means of an external magnetic field. Besides the novel concept for ultrafast magneto-optical polarization modulation, our findings reveal the importance of accounting for propagation effects in the interpretation of pump–probe magneto-optical experiments.",
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