Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 3, 0325001(2024)

Spintronic Terahertz Emission Spectroscopy Based on Ultrafast Terahertz Scattering Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope (Invited)

Jiaqi Wang1, Mingcong Dai1, Yihang Ma1, Youwei Wang1, Zijian Zhang2, Jiahua Cai1, Peng Chen3, Caihua Wan3, Xiufeng Han3, and Xiaojun Wu1,4、*
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  • 1School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 2School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan , China
  • 3Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100191, China
  • 4Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai 201210, China
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    Spintronic terahertz (THz) emitters offer distinct advantages such as high efficiency, ultrabroadband capability, low cost, and easy integration. These emitters find applications not only in THz time-domain spectrometers driven by high-repetition-rate laser oscillators but also in the generation of intense THz electromagnetic pulses powered by high-energy femtosecond laser amplifiers. They have proven valuable in THz spectroscopy imaging and the exploration of strong-field THz physics. However, previous research on spintronic THz radiation mechanisms and device development relies primarily on far-field THz time-domain spectroscopy. The results of this approach present average THz emission information for the laser-pumped spot areas, which does not provide any insights into ultrafast spin currents and THz emission properties for the materials at micro- and nano-scales. In this study, we employ ultrafast THz scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy, driven by a femtosecond fiber laser oscillator, to investigate the spintronic terahertz emission properties of the ferromagnetic heterojunction material W/CoFeB/Pt at nanoscale. The utilization of this technology enables the detection of high signal-to-noise ratio spintronic THz emission at transverse scales as small as hundreds nanometers. This novel approach explores the generation, detection, and manipulation of ultrafast spin currents at THz frequencies with nano-spatial resolution. This study may inspire innovative ideas for the advancement of ultrafast THz spin optoelectronics.

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    Jiaqi Wang, Mingcong Dai, Yihang Ma, Youwei Wang, Zijian Zhang, Jiahua Cai, Peng Chen, Caihua Wan, Xiufeng Han, Xiaojun Wu. Spintronic Terahertz Emission Spectroscopy Based on Ultrafast Terahertz Scattering Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(3): 0325001

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    Paper Information

    Category: OPTOELECTRONICS

    Received: Nov. 6, 2023

    Accepted: Nov. 15, 2023

    Published Online: Feb. 27, 2024

    The Author Email: Wu Xiaojun (xiaojunwu@buaa.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232441

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