Experimental Realization of a Passive Gigahertz Frequency‐Division Demultiplexer for Magnonic Logic Networks

The emerging field of magnonics uses spin waves and their quanta, magnons, to implement wave‐based computing on the micro‐ and nanoscale. Multifrequency magnon networks would allow for parallel data processing within single logic elements, whereas this is not the case with conventional transistor‐based electronic logic. However, a lack of experimentally proven solutions to efficiently combine and separate magnons of different frequencies has impeded the intensive use of this concept. Herein, the experimental realization of a spin‐wave demultiplexer enabling frequency‐dependent separation of magnonic signals in the gigahertz range is demonstrated. The device is based on 2D magnon transport in the form of spin‐wave beams in unpatterned magnetic films. The intrinsic frequency dependence of the beam direction is exploited to realize a passive functioning obviating an external control and additional power consumption. This approach paves the way to magnonic multiplexing circuits enabling simultaneous information transport and processing. The demultiplexer device enables frequency‐dependent separation of spin‐wave signals in the gigahertz range without additional power consumption. It is based on 2D magnon transport on the micrometer scale in the form of narrow spin‐wave beams. The experimentally realized prototype constitutes the basis for simultaneous data transport and processing using frequency‐division multiplexing.