Floquet Control of Optomechanical Bistability in Multimode Systems

Karl Pelka, Guilhem Madiot, Rémy Braive, and André Xuereb
Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 123603 – Published 14 September 2022
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Abstract

Cavity optomechanical systems make possible the fine manipulation of mechanical degrees of freedom with light, adding functionality and having broad appeal in photonic technologies. We show that distinct mechanical modes can be exploited with a temporally modulated Floquet drive to steer between distinct steady states induced by changes of cavity radiation pressure. We investigate the additional influence of the thermo-optic nonlinearity on these dynamics and find that it can suppress or amplify the control mechanism in contrast to its often performance-limiting character. Our results provide new techniques for the characterization of thermal properties of optomechanical systems and their control, sensing and computational applications.

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  • Received 1 July 2021
  • Revised 25 April 2022
  • Accepted 19 July 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.123603

© 2022 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Nonlinear DynamicsAtomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

Karl Pelka1,*, Guilhem Madiot2,†, Rémy Braive2,3,4, and André Xuereb1

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080, Malta
  • 2Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91120 Palaiseau, France
  • 3Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
  • 4Institut Universitaire de France, F-75231 Paris, France

  • *karl.a.pelka@um.edu.mt
  • guilhem.madiot@icn2.cat

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Vol. 129, Iss. 12 — 16 September 2022

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