Optomagnetic non-thermal modification of the ferromagnetic resonance
Abstract
We investigate the photoinduced shift of the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) frequency in magnets caused by the inverse Cotton-Mouton effect (ICME) under linearly polarized light. Using a Lagrangian description of magnetization dynamics, we derive the equations of motion, and obtain analytical expressions for the resonance frequency in both in-plane and out-of-plane equilibrium configurations. The theory shows that the FMR frequency depends on the polarization angle and propagation direction of light, with ICME producing a frequency shift that can dominate over thermal effects. The analytical results agree well with numerical simulations and with available experimental data for bismuth-substituted yttrium iron garnet, enabling estimation of the ICME contribution. These findings demonstrate that linearly polarized light can be used to control ferromagnetic resonance through magneto-optical effects.
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@article{arxiv.2604.07555,
title = {Optomagnetic non-thermal modification of the ferromagnetic resonance},
author = {Nika Gribova and Anatoly Zvezdin and Shixun Cao and Vladimir Belotelov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.07555},
year = {2026}
}
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