Extreme terahertz magnon multiplication induced by resonant magnetic pulse pairs

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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 7th-order spin-wave-mixing and 6th harmonic magnon generation in an antiferromagnetic orthoferrite. We use THz two-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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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

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Nature communications - 15(2024), 1 vom: 13. Apr., Seite 3214

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Englisch

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Huang, C [VerfasserIn]
Luo, L [VerfasserIn]
Mootz, M [VerfasserIn]
Shang, J [VerfasserIn]
Man, P [VerfasserIn]
Su, L [VerfasserIn]
Perakis, I E [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Y X [VerfasserIn]
Wu, A [VerfasserIn]
Wang, J [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41467-024-47471-6

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