Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a magnetic sensor using a spin transfer torque device, including a spin transfer torque device configured such that the magnetization direction thereof is varied by current, a bipolar pulse source configured to apply bipolar pulses to the spin transfer torque device in order to control the coercive field and sensitivity of the spin transfer torque device, and a signal processing unit configured to calculate magnetic susceptibility or magnetic resistance by counting the parallel (P) or anti-parallel (AP) states of the spin transfer torque device in response to the applied bipolar pulses.
Abstract:
A demodulation device according to the present invention includes a spin device configured to output an oscillation signal; a phase control unit configured to assign a predetermined phase locking characteristic to the spin device, thereby causing the oscillation signal to be tuned to a modulation signal that is input to the spin device; and a detector configured to demodulate the oscillation signal that is output by the spin device and tuned to the modulation signal, thereby restoring information carried on the oscillation signal.