There has been considerable interest in using magnons for information processing. Such ‘magnonic’ devices will require magnetic patterning analogous to the lithographic patterns of integrated circuits. Here, Levati, Vitali and coauthors present one possible approach to this, demonstrating laser induced changes in the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of Yttrium Iron Garnet.
- Valerio Levati
- Matteo Vitali
- Edoardo Albisetti