title: Spin-wave-mode coexistence on the nanoscale: a consequence of the Oersted-field-induced asymmetric energy landscape.
abstract: It has been argued that if multiple spin wave modes are competing for the same centrally located energy source, as in a nanocontact spin torque oscillator, that only one mode should survive in the steady state. Here, the experimental conditions necessary for mode coexistence are explored. Mode coexistence is facilitated by the local field asymmetries induced by the spatially inhomogeneous Oersted field, which leads to a physical separation of the modes, and is further promoted by spin wave localization at reduced applied field angles. Finally, both simulation and experiment reveal a low frequency signal consistent with the intermodulation of two coexistent modes.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden. randydumas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Randy K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Dumas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iacocca
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonetti
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sani
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mohseni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eklund
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Persson
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Heinonen
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Åkerman