Component-resolved determination of the magnetization by magnetization-induced optical second-harmonic generation

Time-resolved magnetization-induced second-harmonic generation from the Ni„110... surface

Relaxation processes on the picosecond and subpicosecond time scale after optical excitation have been studied by time-resolved magnetization-induced second-harmonic generation from ferromagnetic nickel. A fast drop of the second-harmonic intensity and the Kerr-signal within 300 fs after optical excitation has been observed which is followed by a partial recovery within a few picoseconds. We sh...

Magnetization-induced-second -harmonic generation from surfaces and interfaces

Anisotropic magnetization-induced second harmonic generation in FeÕAu superlattices

Magnetization-induced second-harmonic generation of light by exchange-coupled magnetic layers

A longitudinal magneto-optical Kerr effect and magnetization-induced second-harmonic generation (MSHG) of light (at 2v) have been measured in a SiO2/Fe96Si4/Dy30Fe58Co12/glass exchange-coupled magnetic bilayer system with competitive anisotropies. Theoretical MSHG predictions in this structure that give rise to an effect proportional to magnetization components and that are allowed by an electr...

Observation of periodic oscillations in magnetization-induced second harmonic generation at the Mn/Co interface