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Terahertz spectroscopy

Terahertz magnon algebra

Excitation of magnons — quanta of spin-waves — in an antiferromagnet can be used for high-speed data processing. The addition and subtraction of two such modes opens up possibilities for magnon-based information transfer in the terahertz spectral region.

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Fig. 1: Magnonics at play in the terahertz spectral regime.

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Mehra, B.S., Rana, D.S. Terahertz magnon algebra. Nat. Phys. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02427-x

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