Magneto-optical imaging of coherent spin dynamics in ferrites

Abstract

The explosive development of quantum magnonics is associated with the possibility of its use as macroscopic quantum systems. In particular, they can find an application for quantum computing processors and other devices. The recently discovered phenomenon of magnon Bose-Einstein condensation and coherent precession of magnetization can be used for these purposes. Our letter describes a method for the optical observation of the coherently precessing magnetization in conditions when the concentration of magnons reaches the value necessary for their quantum condensation. The investigations were conducted in the out-of-plane magnetized yttrium iron garnet films. The required magnon density was achieved by magnetic resonance technique. The magneto-optical imaging method provides such important parameters of the coherent spin dynamics as the amplitude and phase distributed all over the sample. It should become an indispensable read-out tool for the upcoming quantum technologies based on the magnon Bose-Einstein condensation.