Frequency scaling and figure of merit for ultrafast magneto-acoustics

Abstract

The quest for manipulation of magnetization on ultrafast timescales faces many technological challenges. Successful achievement thereof could shed light on novel fundamental phenomena, such as inertial magnetization dynamics, as well as accelerate technological advancements towards higher information processing rates. One of the recent approaches towards this end concerns excitation of magnetization dynamics via laser-induced picosecond acoustic pulses, which has given birth to the field of ultrafast magneto-acoustics. Considerable progress has been made in the field from an experimental point of view, as well as from the perspective of theoretical modelling. In this talk, we aim to review some of the aforementioned progress and propose the frequency dependent cooperativity parameter (strong coupling regime) to measure the efficiency of resonantly enhanced phonon-magnon interactions in the GHz-to-THz frequency range