Self-modulated multimode silicon cavity optomechanics
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| author | Alonso-Tomás, David Arabí, Carlos Mas Milián, Carles Capuj, Néstor E. Martínez, Alejandro Navarro-Urrios, Daniel |
| author_facet | Alonso-Tomás, David Arabí, Carlos Mas Milián, Carles Capuj, Néstor E. Martínez, Alejandro Navarro-Urrios, Daniel |
| contents | Multimode cavity optomechanics, where multiple mechanical degrees of freedom couple to optical cavity modes, provides a rich platform for exploring nonlinear dynamics and engineering complex interactions. In this work, we investigate the interplay between two mechanical modes with similar characteristics and a self-induced nonlinear modulation of intra-cavity power (self-pulsing) driven by free-carrier dispersion and thermo-optic effects in silicon. Notably, the self-pulsing dynamics adapts to the optomechanically induced perturbations from both mechanical modes, enabling simultaneous synchronous pumping and driving them into a stable state characterized by high-amplitude, self-sustained, and coherent oscillations. This result effectively overcomes the strong mode competition typically observed in modes with similar spatial distributions and frequency scales. Remarkably, this regime is achieved even when the mechanical frequencies do not satisfy a harmonic relation, leading to quasi-periodic or chaotic intra-cavity power dynamics, while the mechanical modes maintain coherent, high-amplitude oscillations. These results, supported by a numerical model that accurately predicts the dynamics of the system, open new pathways for the generation and control of multi-phonon coherent sources in chip-integrated silicon platforms. |
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| spellingShingle | Self-modulated multimode silicon cavity optomechanics Alonso-Tomás, David Arabí, Carlos Mas Milián, Carles Capuj, Néstor E. Martínez, Alejandro Navarro-Urrios, Daniel Optics Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Chaotic Dynamics Multimode cavity optomechanics, where multiple mechanical degrees of freedom couple to optical cavity modes, provides a rich platform for exploring nonlinear dynamics and engineering complex interactions. In this work, we investigate the interplay between two mechanical modes with similar characteristics and a self-induced nonlinear modulation of intra-cavity power (self-pulsing) driven by free-carrier dispersion and thermo-optic effects in silicon. Notably, the self-pulsing dynamics adapts to the optomechanically induced perturbations from both mechanical modes, enabling simultaneous synchronous pumping and driving them into a stable state characterized by high-amplitude, self-sustained, and coherent oscillations. This result effectively overcomes the strong mode competition typically observed in modes with similar spatial distributions and frequency scales. Remarkably, this regime is achieved even when the mechanical frequencies do not satisfy a harmonic relation, leading to quasi-periodic or chaotic intra-cavity power dynamics, while the mechanical modes maintain coherent, high-amplitude oscillations. These results, supported by a numerical model that accurately predicts the dynamics of the system, open new pathways for the generation and control of multi-phonon coherent sources in chip-integrated silicon platforms. |
| title | Self-modulated multimode silicon cavity optomechanics |
| topic | Optics Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Chaotic Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16914 |