Unidirectional perfect absorption induced by chiral coupling in spin-momentum locked waveguide magnonics
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| author | Qian, Jie Hong, Qi Wang, Zi-Yuan Wu, Wen-Xin Yang, Yihao Hu, C. -M. You, J. Q. Wang, Yi-Pu |
| author_facet | Qian, Jie Hong, Qi Wang, Zi-Yuan Wu, Wen-Xin Yang, Yihao Hu, C. -M. You, J. Q. Wang, Yi-Pu |
| contents | Chiral coupling opens new avenues for controlling and exploiting light-matter interactions. We demonstrate that chiral coupling can be utilized to achieve unidirectional perfect absorption. In our experiments, chiral magnon-photon coupling is realized by coupling the magnon modes in yttrium iron garnet (YIG) spheres with spin-momentum-locked waveguide modes supported by spoof surface plasmon polaritons (SSPPs). These photon modes exhibit transverse spin, with the spin direction determined by the propagation direction. Due to the intrinsic spin properties of the magnon mode, it exclusively couples with microwaves traveling in one direction, effectively suppressing the reflection channel. Under the critical coupling condition, transmission is also eliminated, resulting in unidirectional perfect absorption. By incorporating additional YIG spheres, bidirectional and multi-frequency perfect absorption can be achieved. Our work introduces a novel platform for exploring and harnessing chiral light-matter interactions within spin-momentum locked devices, offering a paradigm for unidirectional signal processing and energy harvesting technologies. |
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| spellingShingle | Unidirectional perfect absorption induced by chiral coupling in spin-momentum locked waveguide magnonics Qian, Jie Hong, Qi Wang, Zi-Yuan Wu, Wen-Xin Yang, Yihao Hu, C. -M. You, J. Q. Wang, Yi-Pu Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Optics Chiral coupling opens new avenues for controlling and exploiting light-matter interactions. We demonstrate that chiral coupling can be utilized to achieve unidirectional perfect absorption. In our experiments, chiral magnon-photon coupling is realized by coupling the magnon modes in yttrium iron garnet (YIG) spheres with spin-momentum-locked waveguide modes supported by spoof surface plasmon polaritons (SSPPs). These photon modes exhibit transverse spin, with the spin direction determined by the propagation direction. Due to the intrinsic spin properties of the magnon mode, it exclusively couples with microwaves traveling in one direction, effectively suppressing the reflection channel. Under the critical coupling condition, transmission is also eliminated, resulting in unidirectional perfect absorption. By incorporating additional YIG spheres, bidirectional and multi-frequency perfect absorption can be achieved. Our work introduces a novel platform for exploring and harnessing chiral light-matter interactions within spin-momentum locked devices, offering a paradigm for unidirectional signal processing and energy harvesting technologies. |
| title | Unidirectional perfect absorption induced by chiral coupling in spin-momentum locked waveguide magnonics |
| topic | Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16698 |