Polarization dependent scattering in cavity optomagnonics
Abstract
The polarization dependence of magnon-photon scattering in an optical microcavity is reported. Due to the short cavity length, the mode-matching conditions found in previously explored, large path-length whispering gallery resonators are absent. Nonetheless, for cross-polarized scattering a strong and broadband suppression of one side-band is observed. This arises due to an interference between the Faraday and second-order Cotton-Mouton effects. To fully account for the suppression of the cross-polarized scattering, it is necessary to consider the squeezing of magnon modes intrinsic to thin-film geometry. A co-polarized scattering due to Cotton-Mouton effect is also observed. In addition, the magnon modes involved are identified as Damon-Eshbach surface modes, whose non-reciprocal propagation could be exploited in devices applications. This work experimentally demonstrates the important role of second order Cotton-Mouton effect for optomagnonic devices.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2107.03214,
title = {Polarization dependent scattering in cavity optomagnonics},
author = {J. A. Haigh and A. Nunnenkamp and A. J. Ramsay},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.03214},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
5 pages, 3 figures