Imaging collective magnonic modes in 2D arrays of magnetic nanoelements

Phys Rev Lett. 2010 Jan 15;104(2):027201. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.027201. Epub 2010 Jan 14.

Abstract

We have used time resolved scanning Kerr microscopy to image collective spin wave modes within a 2D array of magnetic nanoelements. Long wavelength spin waves are confined within the array as if it was a continuous element of the same size but with effective material properties determined by the structure of the array and its constituent nanoelements. The array is an example of a magnonic metamaterial, the demonstration of which provides new opportunities within the emerging field of magnonics.