Optically Mediated Hybridization between Two Mechanical Modes

In this Letter we study a system consisting of two nearly degenerate mechanical modes that couple to a single mode of an optical cavity. We show that this coupling leads to nearly complete (99.5%) hybridization of the two mechanical modes into a bright mode that experiences strong optomechanical int...

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Published in:Physical review letters Vol. 112; no. 1; p. 013602
Main Authors: Shkarin, A. B., Flowers-Jacobs, N. E., Hoch, S. W., Kashkanova, A. D., Deutsch, C., Reichel, J., Harris, J. G. E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 10.01.2014
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ISSN:0031-9007, 1079-7114, 1079-7114
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Summary:In this Letter we study a system consisting of two nearly degenerate mechanical modes that couple to a single mode of an optical cavity. We show that this coupling leads to nearly complete (99.5%) hybridization of the two mechanical modes into a bright mode that experiences strong optomechanical interactions and a dark mode that experiences almost no optomechanical interactions. We use this hybridization to transfer energy between the mechanical modes with 40% efficiency.
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ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.013602