Strong Coupling and Long-Range Collective Interactions in Optomechanical Arrays

André Xuereb, Claudiu Genes, and Aurélien Dantan
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 223601 – Published 27 November 2012
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Abstract

We investigate the collective optomechanics of an ensemble of scatterers inside a Fabry-Pérot resonator and identify an optimized configuration where the ensemble is transmissive, in contrast to the usual reflective optomechanics approach. In this configuration, the optomechanical coupling of a specific collective mechanical mode can be several orders of magnitude larger than the single-element case, and long-range interactions can be generated between the different elements since light permeates throughout the array. This new regime should realistically allow for achieving strong single-photon optomechanical coupling with massive resonators, realizing hybrid quantum interfaces, and exploiting collective long-range interactions in arrays of atoms or mechanical oscillators.

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  • Received 19 June 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.223601

© 2012 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

André Xuereb1,*, Claudiu Genes2,3,4, and Aurélien Dantan5

  • 1Centre for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
  • 2Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
  • 3Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ), Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Vienna, Austria
  • 4ISIS (UMR 7006) and IPCMS (UMR 7504), Université de Strasbourg and CNRS, Strasbourg 67083, France
  • 5QUANTOP, Danish National Research Foundation Center for Quantum Optics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

  • *Corresponding author. andre.xuereb@qub.ac.uk

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Vol. 109, Iss. 22 — 30 November 2012

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