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Optical Skyrmions Control Magnetic Skyrmion Motion

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Researchers constructed optical skyrmions using two orthogonally polarized Laguerre-Gaussian beams and showed that they can control the motion of magnetic skyrmions in magnetic materials, harnessing the orbital and spin angular momentum of structured light to manipulate magnetic structures.

From Phys.org Optics & Photonics

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  1. Phys.org Optics & Photonics
    Optical Skyrmions Can Steer the Motion of Magnetic Skyrmions

    Researchers constructed optical skyrmions using two orthogonally polarized Laguerre-Gaussian beams and showed that they can control the motion of magnetic skyrmions in magnetic materials, harnessing the orbital and spin angular momentum of structured light to manipulate magnetic structures.