Direct probing of strong magnon–photon coupling in a planar geometry
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States); University of Delaware
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
- THATec Innovation GmbH, Ludwigshafen (Germany)
We demonstrate direct probing of strong magnon–photon coupling using Brillouin light scattering (BLS) spectroscopy in a planar geometry. The magnonic hybrid system comprises a split-ring resonator loaded with epitaxial yttrium iron garnet thin films of 200 nm and 2.46 μm thickness. Here, the BLS measurements are combined with microwave spectroscopy measurements where both biasing magnetic field and microwave excitation frequency are varied. The cooperativity for the 200 nm-thick YIG films is 1.1, and larger cooperativity of 29.1 is found for the 2.46 μm-thick YIG film. We show that BLS is advantageous for probing the magnonic character of magnon–photon polaritons, while microwave absorption is more sensitive to the photonic character of the hybrid excitation. A miniaturized, planar device design is imperative for the potential integration of magnonic hybrid systems in future coherent information technologies, and our results are a first stepping stone in this regard. Furthermore, successfully detecting the magnonic hybrid excitation by BLS is an essential step for the up-conversion of quantum signals from the microwave to the optical regime in hybrid quantum systems.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0020308
- OSTI ID:
- 1907066
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1983627
- Journal Information:
- Quantum Science and Technology, Journal Name: Quantum Science and Technology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 8; ISSN 2058-9565
- Publisher:
- IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English