Parametric generation of forward and phase-conjugated spin-wave bullets in magnetic films

Phys Rev Lett. 2005 Apr 29;94(16):167202. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.167202. Epub 2005 Apr 29.

Abstract

We show experimentally as well as by numerical simulation that interaction of a linear two-dimensional spin-wave packet with quasiuniform pulsed pumping leads to the formation of strongly self-focused nonlinear spin-wave bullets propagating in both forward and reversed directions. The focusing of the reversed, phase-conjugated wave bullet is stronger than that of the forward one, because not only the nonlinear four-wave self-focusing effect but also linear focusing due to two-dimensional phase conjugation contributes to the focusing of the reversed bullet.