Optical interface for a hybrid magnon-photon resonator

Abstract

We study optical detection of magnetic resonance of a ferrimagnetic sphere resonator, which is strongly coupled to a microwave loop gap resonator. Optical fibers are employed for coupling the sphere resonator with light in the telecom band. We find that magnetic resonance can be optically detected in the region of anti-crossing between the loop gap and the ferrimagnetic resonances. By measuring the response time of the optical detection we rule out the possibility that microwave induced heating is responsible for the optical detectability.