Temperature controlled magnon–photon coupling in a YIG/GGG-superconducting cavity coupled system

• Published in: Journal of applied physics Vol. 134; no. 12
• Main Authors: Zhao, Yue, Sun, Yitong, Wu, Zhenfa, Chen, Yanxue, Tian, Yufeng, Yan, Shishen, Bai, Lihui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 28.09.2023
• Subjects: Applied physics; Coupling; Dissipation; Gadolinium; Gadolinium-gallium garnet; Holes; Hybrid systems; Information transfer; Iron; Magnetic permeability; Magnons; Microwave transmission; Photons; Quantum phenomena; Substrates; Subsystems; Superconductivity; Temperature dependence; Thick films; Yttrium-iron garnet
• ISSN: 0021-8979; 1089-7550
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0160117

To explore potential applications in classical and quantum information transfer, the hybrid systems between yttrium iron garnet (YIG) and cavities have been extensively studied, and four coupling regimes have been defined based on the relative strength between the coupling strength and dissipation rate of each subsystem. Achieving the control of magnon–photon coupling between nano-thick YIG films and cavities remains to be explored. We experimentally measure the microwave transmission spectra of a nano-thick yttrium iron garnet/gadolinium gallium garnet (YIG/GGG) film coupled to a superconducting cavity at different temperatures. The dissipation rate of the superconducting cavity increases significantly with decreasing temperature, which is influenced by the temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility of the GGG substrate. Accompanied by the temperature-dependent magnon dissipation rate, a continuous transformation of the coupled system in strong coupling, Purcell and weak coupling regimes is achieved.