Highly-tunable and strong nonreciprocity in coupled nonlinear cavity magnonics

Abstract: Nonreciprocity, which violates Lorentz reciprocity, plays a pivotal role in quantum information processing and networks. Nevertheless, achieving a desired and highly-tunable level of nonreciprocity has proven to be a formidable challenge. Here, we propose a coupled nonlinear cavity magnonic system, consisting of two cavities, a second-order nonlinear element, and a yttrium-iron-garnet sphere for supporting Kerr magnons, to realize this sought-after highly-tunable nonreciprocity. We first derive the critical condition for switching between reciprocity and nonreciprocity with undriven magnons, then we numerically demonstrate that a strong magnonic nonreciprocity can be obtained by breaking the critical condition. When magnons are driven, we show that a strong magnonic nonreciprocity can also be attained within the critical condition. Compared to previous study, the introduced nonlinear element not only relaxes the critical condition to both the weak and strong regimes, but also offers an alternative path to adjust the magnonic nonreciprocity. Our work provides a promising avenue to realize highly-tunable nonreciprocal devices with Kerr magnons.