• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 12, 2786 (2022)
Zeng-Xing Liu1、* and Yong-Qing Li1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
  • 2Department of Physics, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4353, USA
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.467595 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zeng-Xing Liu, Yong-Qing Li. Optomagnonic frequency combs[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(12): 2786 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Optical frequency combs are fundamentally important in precision measurement physics, bringing unprecedented capabilities of measurements for time keeping, metrology, and spectroscopy. In this work, we investigate theoretically the formation of a form of frequency combs in cavity optomagnonics, in which a ferrimagnetic insulator sphere supports optical whispering gallery modes for both light photons and magnons. Numerical simulations of the optomagnonic dynamics show that a robust frequency comb can be obtained at low power under the bichromatic pumping drive, and the comb spacing is adjustable. Furthermore, the optomagnonic frequency comb structure has abundant non-perturbative features, suggesting that the magnon-induced Brillouin light scattering process in cavity optomagnonics may also exhibit phenomena similar to those in atomic–molecular systems. In addition to providing insight into optomagnonic nonlinearity, optomagnonic frequency combs may also provide the feasibility of implementing frequency combs based on spintronic platforms and may find applications for precision metrology based on magnonic devices.
    HCOM=Hopt+Hmag+Hint,

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    Hopt=[ıjϵıj(Ms)2EıEj*+|BL|22μ0]dr,Hmag=[ϱM·(B0ez+Bd)+|Bd|22μ0]dr,Hint=ıjϵıj(M)2EıEj*dr.

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    HCOM=ωaaa+ωbbbγB0Sz+g(S+ab+Sab)+h.c.,

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    S+=(2Smm)m,S=m(2Smm),Sz=Smm,

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    HCOM=ωaaa+ωbbb+ωmmm+g(abm+abm),

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    Htot=ωaaa+ωbbb+ωmmm+g(abm+abm)+ϵl(aeiωlt+aeiωlt)+ϵp(aeiωpt+aeiωpt)+ϵm(meiωmwt+meiωmwt),

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    Htot=U(t)HU(t)iU(t)U(t)t=Δaaa+Δbbb+Δmmm+g(abm+abm)+ϵl(a+a)+ϵp(aeiΔpt+aeiΔpt)+ϵm(m+m),

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    ·Φ=MΦiμ+ϱ,

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    Zeng-Xing Liu, Yong-Qing Li. Optomagnonic frequency combs[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(12): 2786
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