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Master's Thesis
Author of thesis: Ing. Dominik Pavelka
Acad. year: 2024/2025
Supervisor: Ing. Ondřej Wojewoda, Ph.D.
Reviewer: Mgr. Juraj Feilhauer, PhD.
Spin waves (SWs) are a promising information carriers for future computing platforms as they propagate with minimal energy loss. However, efficient excitation and detection of SWs at the nanoscale wavelengths is essential for applications. Conventional linear excitation of such SWs using an RF antenna is impractical because the antenna's dimensions must be comparable to the SW wavelength. Parametric pumping enables the excitation of SWs at the nanoscale using a spatially unconstrained antenna by exciting two counter-propagating SWs at half the pumping frequency. This nonlinear process also facilitates unconventional SW interactions, relevant for e.g. neuromorphic computing. For studying nanoscale SWs, Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy is a great tool as it provides a~resolution of tens of nanometers. However, its pump-probe nature is limiting when the SW frequency is not exactly half the pumping frequency as in the non-adiabatic parametric pumping regime (using a finite width excitation antenna). Micro-focused Brillouin Light Scattering microscopy allows for broadband frequency detection, overcoming this constraint, and combined with Mie resonance, allows a detection of nanoscale SWs. Using this technique, we observe and characterize nonlinear SWs resulting from parametric pumping and multi-magnon scattering, offering key insights into the behavior of SWs in the nonlinear regime.
magnonics, spin waves, magnons, nonlinearities, parametric pumping, multi-magnon scatttering, Brillouin Light Scattering, Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy
Date of defence
10.06.2025
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Process of defence
Po otázkách oponenta bylo dále diskutováno: Odhad účinnosti generování spinových vln. Student na otázky odpověděl.
Language of thesis
English
Faculty
Fakulta strojního inženýrství
Department
Institute of Physical Engineering
Study programme
Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology (N-FIN-P)
Composition of Committee
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Šikola, CSc. (předseda) prof. RNDr. Jiří Spousta, Ph.D. (místopředseda) prof. RNDr. Pavel Zemánek, Ph.D. (člen) prof. Mgr. Dominik Munzar, Dr. (člen) doc. Mgr. Adam Dubroka, Ph.D. (člen) prof. RNDr. Petr Dub, CSc. (člen) prof. Ing. Jan Čechal, Ph.D. (člen) prof. RNDr. Jiří Petráček, Dr. (člen) prof. RNDr. Radim Chmelík, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Radek Kalousek, Ph.D. (člen) prof. Ing. Miroslav Kolíbal, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Stanislav Průša, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Mgr. Vlastimil Křápek, Ph.D. (člen) RNDr. Antonín Fejfar, CSc. (člen)
Supervisor’s reportIng. Ondřej Wojewoda, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportMgr. Juraj Feilhauer, PhD.
Grade proposed by reviewer: A
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová