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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 837-847 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Comptes Rendus Physique (Online) |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 9-10 |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Mar 2011 |
Abstract
Recent experimental developments have brought into focus optomechanical systems containing multiple optical and mechanical modes interacting with each other. Examples include a setup with a movable membrane between two end-mirrors and "optomechanical crystal" devices that support localized optical and mechanical modes in a photonic crystal type structure. We discuss how mechanical driving of such structures results in coherent photon transfer between optical modes, and how the physics of Landau-Zener-Stueckelberg oscillations arises in this context. Another area where multiple modes are involved are hybrid systems. There, we review the recent proposal of a single atom whose mechanical motion is coupled to a membrane via the light field. This is a special case of the general principle of cavity-mediated mechanical coupling. Such a setup would allow the well-developed tools of atomic physics to be employed to access the quantum state of the 'macroscopic' mechanical mode of the membrane.
Keywords
- Cavity-mediated coupling, Coupled dynamics, Hybrid systems, Mechanically driven coherent photon dynamics, Multimode optomechanics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- General Physics and Astronomy
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In: Comptes Rendus Physique (Online), Vol. 12, No. 9-10, 09.03.2011, p. 837-847.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamics of coupled multimode and hybrid optomechanical systems
AU - Heinrich, Georg
AU - Ludwig, Max
AU - Wu, Huaizhi
AU - Hammerer, Klemens
AU - Marquardt, Florian
N1 - Funding information: We acknowledge fruitful collaborations on these topics with Jack Harris (driven photon dynamics), as well as with M. Wallquist, C. Genes, P. Zoller, P. Treutlein, J. Kimble, and J. Ye (atom–membrane coupling). Useful discussions with J. Sankey, S. Girvin, and S. Kohler are also acknowledged. This research has been supported by the DFG (NIM, SFB 631, Emmy-Noether program), by DIP and GIF, as well as by EU IP AQUTE (K.H.) and the Chinese Scholarship Council (H.Z.W.). This research has been supported by the DFG (NIM, SFB 631, Emmy-Noether program), by DIP and GIF, as well as by EU IP AQUTE and the centre of excellence QUEST (K.H.) and the Chinese Scholarship Council (H.W.).
PY - 2011/3/9
Y1 - 2011/3/9
N2 - Recent experimental developments have brought into focus optomechanical systems containing multiple optical and mechanical modes interacting with each other. Examples include a setup with a movable membrane between two end-mirrors and "optomechanical crystal" devices that support localized optical and mechanical modes in a photonic crystal type structure. We discuss how mechanical driving of such structures results in coherent photon transfer between optical modes, and how the physics of Landau-Zener-Stueckelberg oscillations arises in this context. Another area where multiple modes are involved are hybrid systems. There, we review the recent proposal of a single atom whose mechanical motion is coupled to a membrane via the light field. This is a special case of the general principle of cavity-mediated mechanical coupling. Such a setup would allow the well-developed tools of atomic physics to be employed to access the quantum state of the 'macroscopic' mechanical mode of the membrane.
AB - Recent experimental developments have brought into focus optomechanical systems containing multiple optical and mechanical modes interacting with each other. Examples include a setup with a movable membrane between two end-mirrors and "optomechanical crystal" devices that support localized optical and mechanical modes in a photonic crystal type structure. We discuss how mechanical driving of such structures results in coherent photon transfer between optical modes, and how the physics of Landau-Zener-Stueckelberg oscillations arises in this context. Another area where multiple modes are involved are hybrid systems. There, we review the recent proposal of a single atom whose mechanical motion is coupled to a membrane via the light field. This is a special case of the general principle of cavity-mediated mechanical coupling. Such a setup would allow the well-developed tools of atomic physics to be employed to access the quantum state of the 'macroscopic' mechanical mode of the membrane.
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KW - Coupled dynamics
KW - Hybrid systems
KW - Mechanically driven coherent photon dynamics
KW - Multimode optomechanics
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JO - Comptes Rendus Physique (Online)
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SN - 1631-0705
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