Nonreciprocal quantum coherence in cavity magnomechanics via the Barnett effect

TL;DR

This paper theoretically explores how the Barnett effect induces nonreciprocal quantum coherence in a cavity magnomechanical system, enabling controllable direction-dependent quantum effects with potential for nonreciprocal quantum devices.

Contribution

It introduces a mechanism to achieve nonreciprocal quantum coherence in cavity magnomechanics via the Barnett effect, tunable by magnetic field direction and system parameters.

Findings

Nonreciprocal quantum coherence can be achieved by adjusting magnetic field direction.

System stability varies significantly with the Barnett effect-induced frequency shift.

Nearly perfect nonreciprocity is attainable through parameter tuning.

Abstract

We theoretically investigate the quantum coherence ans its nonreciprocity in a cavity magnomechanical (CMM) syetem, which consists of a rotating yittrium iron garnet (YIG) sphere and a microwave cavity. By adjusting the direction of the magnetic field, the frequency shift of a magnon mode can be tuned from positive to negative due to the Barnett effect. This effect leads to a significant difference in the system stability and is responsible for the nonreciprocal quantum coherence. We examine how the input power, magnomechanical and magnon-photon coupling rates, decay rates of both the cavity photon modes and the magnon modes influence the quantum coherence. Through careful tuning of system parameters, nearly perfect nonreciprocity can be achieved. Our results provide a controllable mechanism for direction-dependent quantum coherence, with potential applications in nonreciprocal quantum devices and information processing.