Experimental observation of the optical spin-orbit torque

Nature Photonics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 492-498

  Tesarova N ^a   Nemec P ^a   Rozkotova E ^a   Zemen, J ^b,c   Janda, T ^a   Butkovicova D ^a   Trojanek F ^a   Olejnik K ^c   Novak V ^c   Maly P ^a   Jungwirth, T ^b,c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CURRENT; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FERROMAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTOR; MEASUREMENTS OF; OPTICAL CONTROL; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS; THERMAL EXCITATION;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; GALLIUM; LASER PULSES; MAGNETIZATION; MANGANESE; PHOTOELECTRICITY;

TORQUE;

EID: 84878725499     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.76     Document Type: Article

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