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Main Authors: Huang, C., Luo, L., Mootz, M., Shang, J., Man, P., Su, L., Perakis, I. E., Yao, Y. X., Wu, A., Wang, J.
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.18168
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author Huang, C.
Luo, L.
Mootz, M.
Shang, J.
Man, P.
Su, L.
Perakis, I. E.
Yao, Y. X.
Wu, A.
Wang, J.
author_facet Huang, C.
Luo, L.
Mootz, M.
Shang, J.
Man, P.
Su, L.
Perakis, I. E.
Yao, Y. X.
Wu, A.
Wang, J.
contents Nonlinear interactions of spin-waves and their quanta, magnons, have emerged as prominent candidates for interference-based technology, ranging from quantum transduction to antiferromagnetic spintronics. Yet magnon multiplication in the terahertz (THz) spectral region represents a major challenge. Intense, resonant magnetic fields from THz pulse-pairs with controllable phases and amplitudes enable high order THz magnon multiplication, distinct from non-resonant nonlinearities such as the high harmonic generation by below-band gap electric fields. Here, we demonstrate exceptionally high-order THz nonlinear magnonics. It manifests as 7$^\text{th}$-order spin-wave-mixing and 6$^\text{th}$ harmonic magnon generation in an antiferromagnetic orthoferrite. We use THz multi-dimensional coherent spectroscopy to achieve high-sensitivity detection of nonlinear magnon interactions up to six-magnon quanta in strongly-driven many-magnon correlated states. The high-order magnon multiplication, supported by classical and quantum spin simulations, elucidates the significance of four-fold magnetic anisotropy and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya symmetry breaking. Moreover, our results shed light on the potential quantum fluctuation properties inherent in nonlinear magnons.
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spellingShingle Extreme Terahertz Magnon Multiplication Induced by Resonant Magnetic Pulse Pairs
Huang, C.
Luo, L.
Mootz, M.
Shang, J.
Man, P.
Su, L.
Perakis, I. E.
Yao, Y. X.
Wu, A.
Wang, J.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
Nonlinear interactions of spin-waves and their quanta, magnons, have emerged as prominent candidates for interference-based technology, ranging from quantum transduction to antiferromagnetic spintronics. Yet magnon multiplication in the terahertz (THz) spectral region represents a major challenge. Intense, resonant magnetic fields from THz pulse-pairs with controllable phases and amplitudes enable high order THz magnon multiplication, distinct from non-resonant nonlinearities such as the high harmonic generation by below-band gap electric fields. Here, we demonstrate exceptionally high-order THz nonlinear magnonics. It manifests as 7$^\text{th}$-order spin-wave-mixing and 6$^\text{th}$ harmonic magnon generation in an antiferromagnetic orthoferrite. We use THz multi-dimensional coherent spectroscopy to achieve high-sensitivity detection of nonlinear magnon interactions up to six-magnon quanta in strongly-driven many-magnon correlated states. The high-order magnon multiplication, supported by classical and quantum spin simulations, elucidates the significance of four-fold magnetic anisotropy and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya symmetry breaking. Moreover, our results shed light on the potential quantum fluctuation properties inherent in nonlinear magnons.
title Extreme Terahertz Magnon Multiplication Induced by Resonant Magnetic Pulse Pairs
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.18168