Microwave interference between a spin ensemble and its mirror image
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2026

We investigate microwave interference between a spin ensemble and its mirror image in a one-dimensional (1D) waveguide. Away from the mirror, the resonance frequency of the Kittel mode (KM) inside a ferrimagnetic spin ensemble displays sinusoidal shifts (compared to a setup without the mirror) as a function of the distance to the mirror. Furthermore, the radiative decay of the KM into the waveguide shows a cosine-squared oscillation as the distance to the mirror is varied. These shifting frequencies and decay rates are a consequence of the KM's interaction with its own image, mediated by the waveguide. The decay is enhanced twofold when the spin ensemble sits at the magnetic antinode of the corresponding eigenmode in the waveguide; conversely, we measure an extension of the KM lifetime by a factor of 8 when the spin ensemble is approximately at a node. We can finely tune the KM decay rate to achieve maximal absorption of input photons at a critical coupling point. Moreover, by pumping the spin ensemble to generate a pump-induced magnon mode in a two-tone experiment, we achieve a pump-induced phase shift of up to about 90 degrees for a coherent microwave probe field.

Författare

B. -Y. Wu

City University of Hong Kong

Y. -T. Cheng

City University of Hong Kong

K. -T. Lin

Hon Hai Research Institute

National Taiwan University

F. Aziz

National Tsing Hua University

City University of Hong Kong

C. -X. Run

City University of Hong Kong

K. -M. Hsieh

City University of Hong Kong

J. -C. Liu

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

K. -V. Rangdhol

City University of Hong Kong

Y. -Y. Yeung

City University of Hong Kong

Sen Yang

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Qiming Shao

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Xin Wang

City University of Hong Kong

Y. -Y. Zhao

Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

Anton Frisk Kockum

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Tillämpad kvantfysik

G. -D. Lin

National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS)

National Taiwan University

Hon Hai Research Institute

Franco Nori

RIKEN

University of Michigan

I. -C. Hoi

City University of Hong Kong

PHYSICAL REVIEW A

2469-9926 (ISSN) 2469-9934 (eISSN)

Vol. 113 5 053720

Kvantsimulering och kvantkommunikation med stora atomer

Stiftelsen för Strategisk forskning (SSF) (FFL21-0279), 2022-08-01 -- 2027-12-31.

Open Superconducting Quantum Computers (OpenSuperQPlus)

Europeiska kommissionen (EU) (EC/HE/101113946), 2023-03-01 -- 2026-08-31.

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DOI

10.1103/swf5-ynd5

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2026-06-22