Terahertz stimulated parametric downconversion of a magnon mode in an antiferromagnet
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| author | Zhang, Zhuquan Chien, Yu-Che Wong, Man Tou Gao, Frank Y. Liu, Zi-Jie Ma, Xiaoxuan Cao, Shixun Baldini, Edoardo Nelson, Keith A. |
| author_facet | Zhang, Zhuquan Chien, Yu-Che Wong, Man Tou Gao, Frank Y. Liu, Zi-Jie Ma, Xiaoxuan Cao, Shixun Baldini, Edoardo Nelson, Keith A. |
| contents | In condensed matter systems, interactions between collective modes offer avenues for nonlinear coherent manipulation of coupled excitations and quantum phases. Antiferromagnets, with their inherently coupled magnon modes, provide a promising platform for nonlinear control of microscopic spin waves and macroscopic magnetization. However, nonlinear magnon-magnon interactions have been only partially elaborated, leaving key gaps in the prospects for potential ultrahigh-bandwidth magnonic signal processing. Here, we use a pair of intense terahertz pulses to sequentially excite two distinct coherent magnon modes in an antiferromagnet and find that the magnon mode with a lower frequency undergoes amplification when the higher-frequency mode is driven. We unveil the nonlinear excitation pathways of this stimulated parametric downconversion process by using polarization-selective two-dimensional terahertz spectroscopy. Our work provides fundamental insights into nonlinear magnonics in antiferromagnets, laying the groundwork for forthcoming spintronic and magnonic devices based on nonlinear magnon-magnon interactions. |
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| spellingShingle | Terahertz stimulated parametric downconversion of a magnon mode in an antiferromagnet Zhang, Zhuquan Chien, Yu-Che Wong, Man Tou Gao, Frank Y. Liu, Zi-Jie Ma, Xiaoxuan Cao, Shixun Baldini, Edoardo Nelson, Keith A. Materials Science In condensed matter systems, interactions between collective modes offer avenues for nonlinear coherent manipulation of coupled excitations and quantum phases. Antiferromagnets, with their inherently coupled magnon modes, provide a promising platform for nonlinear control of microscopic spin waves and macroscopic magnetization. However, nonlinear magnon-magnon interactions have been only partially elaborated, leaving key gaps in the prospects for potential ultrahigh-bandwidth magnonic signal processing. Here, we use a pair of intense terahertz pulses to sequentially excite two distinct coherent magnon modes in an antiferromagnet and find that the magnon mode with a lower frequency undergoes amplification when the higher-frequency mode is driven. We unveil the nonlinear excitation pathways of this stimulated parametric downconversion process by using polarization-selective two-dimensional terahertz spectroscopy. Our work provides fundamental insights into nonlinear magnonics in antiferromagnets, laying the groundwork for forthcoming spintronic and magnonic devices based on nonlinear magnon-magnon interactions. |
| title | Terahertz stimulated parametric downconversion of a magnon mode in an antiferromagnet |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.01989 |