Nonreciprocal Phonon Blockade in a Spinning Acoustic Ring Cavity Coupled to a Two-Level System

Quantum nonreciprocal devices have received extensive attention in recent years because they can be used to realize unidirectional quantum routing and noise isolation. In this work, we show that the shift of resonance frequencies of propagating phonons induced by spin-orbit interactions of phonons in a rotating acoustic ring cavity can be used to realize nonreciprocal phonon blockade. When driving the cavity from different directions, nonreciprocal single-, two-phonon blockade, and phonon-induced tunneling can take place by varying the parameters of the system to an appropriate value. To realize phonon blockade, a twolevel system is employed to induce self-interactions of phonons in the cavity. We also show the possibility of this proposal for designing nonreciprocal phonon routing. This work provides a way to achieve acoustic nonreciprocal devices, such as directional acoustic switches and quantum noise isolation, which may help acoustic information network processing.

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In this study, it is demonstrated that the shift of resonance frequencies of propagating phonons induced by spin-orbit interactions can achieve nonreciprocal phonon blockade and various phonon phenomena. The use of a two-level system to induce self-interactions of phonons in the cavity offers a potential approach for designing nonreciprocal phonon routing.