Fig. 4: Modulation of sample parameters induced by intensity vs polarization grating excitation.

a Temperature gradient ΔT (blue curve) induced by intensity TG compared with the residual temperature modulation ΔT⋆ (red curve) around T⋆ (dotted line) associated with dichroic absorption in polarization TG. b Changes in magnetization ΔM and density Δρ driven by the temperature modulation ΔT and the corresponding ΔM⋆ and Δρ⋆ due to ΔT⋆. Please note that here ΔM⋆, Δρ⋆ and ΔT⋆ are multiplied by a factor 5 to be visible on the scale.