Twisting Optomechanical Cavity

Phys. Rev. A 106, L041501 (2022) Mechanical rotation and oscillation have far lower frequencies than light does; thus they are not coupled to each other conventionally. In this Letter, we show the torsional mechanical oscillation of an optical cavity can be coupled to the optical modes by introducin...

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Main Authors:	Oue, Daigo, Matsuo, Mamoru
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	15-10-2022
Subjects:	Physics - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Physics - Optics Physics - Quantum Physics
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Summary:	Phys. Rev. A 106, L041501 (2022) Mechanical rotation and oscillation have far lower frequencies than light does; thus they are not coupled to each other conventionally. In this Letter, we show the torsional mechanical oscillation of an optical cavity can be coupled to the optical modes by introducing birefringence, which produces nondegenerate modes in the cavity: ordinary and extraordinary rays. Twisting the cavity mixes them and modulates the electromagnetic energy. We find torsional optomechanical Hamiltonian by quantising the total energy and reveal the torsional oscillation can be resonantly driven by light.
DOI:	10.48550/arxiv.1912.06772