Nonreciprocal frequency combs by two-photon driving in cavity magnonics

Yilou Liu; Kai-Kai Zhang; Rui-Shan Zhao; Xiaolong Fei; Xinchen Liu; Ziyu Jia; Xiangye Liu; Xiao-Tao Xie

doi:10.1364/ol.562248

journal article Jun 20, 2025

Nonreciprocal frequency combs by two-photon driving in cavity magnonics

Yilou Liu

Kai-Kai Zhang Rui-Shan Zhao Xiaolong Fei Xinchen Liu Ziyu Jia Xiangye Liu Xiao-Tao Xie

Optics Letters Vol. 50 No. 13 pp. 4234 · Optica Publishing Group

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Abstract

We investigate an intriguing scheme to realize nonreciprocal frequency combs in a compound system comprising a YIG sphere and two coupled whispering-gallery-mode microring resonators. The phase-matching condition is satisfied when the driving fields of the two resonators are in the same direction and vice versa. Numerical simulations of the cavity magnonic dynamics show that the frequency comb exhibits significant differences due to the asymmetry of the nonlinear response in different directions. Furthermore, the proposed scheme offers greater flexibility compared to conventional cavity magnonic systems, allowing easy tuning of the number of frequency combs (i.e., tuning of the nonreciprocal strength) by adjusting the two-photon driving strength. In addition to elucidating optical nonreciprocity in cavity magnonics, this research may also find potential applications in optical frequency metrology and precision measurements.

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Published: Jun 20, 2025
Vol/Issue: 50(13)
Pages: 4234
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Authors

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Yilou Liu

Xi’an Key Laboratory of Optical Information Manipulation and Augmentation

Yangtze University

Xi’an Key Laboratory of Optical Information Manipulation and Augmentation

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 11874251

Xi'an Science and Technology Plan Project Award: 23KGDW0026-2022

Cite This Article

Yilou Liu, Kai-Kai Zhang, Rui-Shan Zhao, et al. (2025). Nonreciprocal frequency combs by two-photon driving in cavity magnonics. Optics Letters, 50(13), 4234. https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.562248

Nonreciprocal frequency combs by two-photon driving in cavity magnonics

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