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Nonreciprocal Control of the Goos--Hänchen Shift via the Barnett Effect in Cavity Magnomechanics

Shah Fahad, Gao Xianlong·August 22, 2026
cond-mat.otherQuantum Physics

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Abstract

We propose a theoretical scheme for realizing a tunable nonreciprocal Goos-Hänchen shift (GHS) in a hybrid cavity magnomechanical system. The setup consists of a rotating yttrium iron garnet sphere embedded in a microwave cavity, with magnetic-dipole and magnetostrictive interactions mediating magnon-photon and magnon-phonon couplings, respectively. Owing to the Barnett effect, the magnon frequency acquires a rotation-induced shift whose sign can be reversed by changing the direction of the bias magnetic field. We show that the output probe spectrum exhibits a Fano resonance, while the associated GHS responds asymmetrically to opposite field directions, providing a controllable mechanism for nonreciprocal beam shifts. The magnon-photon and magnon-phonon interactions are found to affect the GHS in opposite ways, while the cavity length offers an additional degree of tunability. These results provide a route toward magnetically reconfigurable microwave photonic devices and sensitive detection of Barnett-induced effective fields.

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