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Photoengineering the magnon spectrum in an insulating antiferromagnet

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Nature Physics, Published online: 14 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03230-6

Controlling the dynamics of magnons at terahertz frequencies is important for fast and efficient information processing devices. Now optical excitation is shown to enable ultrafast manipulation of magnon spectra in an insulating antiferromagnet.