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Nonreciprocal optical–microwave entanglement in a spinning magnetic resonator

Ya-long Ren

2022Optics Letters34 citationsDOI

Abstract

We propose a nonreciprocal optical-microwave entanglement in a hybrid system composed of a spinning magnetic resonator and a microwave resonator. The optical Sagnac effect caused by the spinning of the magnetic resonator leads to a significant difference in the quantum entanglement for driving the magnetic resonator from opposite directions, which results in the nonreciprocal optical-microwave entanglement. Remarkably, the nonreciprocal optical-microwave entanglement determined by the spinning speed, driving direction, and driving frequency has a high tunability, so it can be turned on or off on demand. Our work opens up a new, to the best of our knowledge, route to achieve nonreciprocal entanglement between microwave and optical domains, which may have potential applications in chiral quantum networking.

Topics & Concepts

Quantum entanglementResonatorSpinningPhysicsSagnac effectMicrowaveOpticsWhispering-gallery waveQuantum opticsQ factorQuantumOptical cavityMagnetic fieldQuantum sensorQuantum informationQuantum information processingQuantum metrologyQuantum mechanicsOptical fiberMagnetometerOptoelectronicsWork (physics)Quantum computerMechanical and Optical ResonatorsQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum optics and atomic interactions