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Phase-switchable nonreciprocal entanglement via magnon squeezing in ring-cavity optomagnomechanics

Z. Imara1,2,*, A. El Allati1,3,†, A. Belfakir2,‡, K. El Anouz1,§, and I. Pérez Castillo4,∥

  • *Contact author: imara.ziyad@etu.uae.ac.ma
  • Contact author: eabderrahim@uae.ac.ma
  • Contact author: Abdessamad.BELFAKIR@um6p.ma
  • §Contact author: kelanouz@uae.ac.ma
  • Contact author: iperez@izt.uam.mx

Phys. Rev. A 114, 012460 – Published 24 July, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/rcw1-3wh7

Abstract

Cavity optomagnomechanics provides a versatile platform to explore macroscopic quantum correlations, particularly nonreciprocal entanglement. In this work we propose a theoretical scheme to generate switchable bipartite and tripartite entanglement in an optomagnomechanical ring cavity by exploiting phase-controlled magnon squeezing. Indeed, two spatially separated ferrimagnetic yttrium iron garnet microbridges become entangled through their magnetostriction-mediated coupling to mechanical motion and a common cavity field via radiation-pressure interaction. The squeezing process introduces two phase-dependent contributions to the magnon response, namely, an effective detuning shift Δθj and a quadrature-damping contribution κθj, both of which reverse sign upon a π phase shift, providing an in situ control to switch the entanglement response. The nonreciprocal entanglement is defined operationally through the asymmetric entanglement response under the phase reversal θjθj+π, quantified by normalized contrast ratios CE and CR, which measure the relative difference between the entanglement obtained at θj and at the phase-reversed configuration θj+π. The resulting phase-tuning method provides a flexible and robust route to achieve high-contrast bipartite and tripartite entanglement within stable parameter regions, establishing magnon squeezing as a practical quantum resource for switchable quantum correlations in hybrid platforms.

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