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Dual-pulse excitation method for ultra-fast, super-resolution all-optical magnetic recording

US11790943B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 2020
Grant dateOct 17, 2023
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B13/045
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dual-pulse excitation method for ultra-fast, super-resolution all-optical magnetic recording includes the steps of: providing a first excitation pulse and a second modulation pulse; and focusing the first excitation pulse and the second modulation pulse, and then radiating the two pulses in sequence to a magneto-optical recording medium, so that an area of the magneto-optical recording medium irradiated undergoes opto-magnetic reversal. By controlling the time delay, spatial overlapping area, and energy density ratio between the dual femtosecond laser pulses, it can induce a second reversal of the magnetization field in the spatial overlapping area of the two pulses on the magneto-optical material that can achieve single-pulse opto-magnetic reversal to obtain all-optical magnetic recording beyond the diffraction limit. This process takes place within several hundred picoseconds, thus providing an effective technical means for ultra-high density and ultra-fast magnetic storage.

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