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Enhanced Directional Dichroism of Terahertz Light in Resonance with Magnetic Excitations of the Multiferroic Ba_{2}CoGe_{2}O_{7} Oxide Compound.
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PMID:  21405436     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We propose that concurrently magnetic and ferroelectric, i.e., multiferroic, compounds endowed with electrically active magnetic excitations (electromagnons) provide a key to producing large directional dichroism for long wavelengths of light. By exploiting the control of ferroelectric polarization and magnetization in a multiferroic oxide Ba_{2}CoGe_{2}O_{7}, we demonstrate the realization of such a directional light-switch function at terahertz frequencies in resonance with the electromagnon absorption. Our results imply that this hidden potential is present in a broad variety of multiferroics.
Authors:
I Kézsmárki; N Kida; H Murakawa; S Bordács; Y Onose; Y Tokura
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-02-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review letters     Volume:  106     ISSN:  1079-7114     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys. Rev. Lett.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401141     Medline TA:  Phys Rev Lett     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  057403     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Multiferroics Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan c/o The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan and Department of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Condensed Matter Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1111 Budapest, Hungary.
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