Cascade of Modal Interactions in Nanomechanical Resonators with Soft Clamping

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Autores principales: Li, Zichao, Xu, Minxing, Norte, Richard A., Aragón, Alejandro M., Steeneken, Peter G., Alijani, Farbod
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Publicado: 2025
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author Li, Zichao
Xu, Minxing
Norte, Richard A.
Aragón, Alejandro M.
Steeneken, Peter G.
Alijani, Farbod
author_facet Li, Zichao
Xu, Minxing
Norte, Richard A.
Aragón, Alejandro M.
Steeneken, Peter G.
Alijani, Farbod
contents We uncover a chain of nonlinear modal interactions in softly clamped nanostring resonators. The process involves the sequential coupling of five mechanical modes, during frequency sweeps, yielding a broad nonlinear response with nearly constant amplitude. We demonstrate that soft clamping enables this cascaded energy transfer and amplifies the effective geometric nonlinearity of the driven mode by an order of magnitude. Analytical and finite element-based reduced-order models capture the key features of the coupling cascade and clarify its underlying mechanism. The phenomenon is generic in nonlinear vibrational systems and can be tailored through soft-clamping design strategies.
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spellingShingle Cascade of Modal Interactions in Nanomechanical Resonators with Soft Clamping
Li, Zichao
Xu, Minxing
Norte, Richard A.
Aragón, Alejandro M.
Steeneken, Peter G.
Alijani, Farbod
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Applied Physics
We uncover a chain of nonlinear modal interactions in softly clamped nanostring resonators. The process involves the sequential coupling of five mechanical modes, during frequency sweeps, yielding a broad nonlinear response with nearly constant amplitude. We demonstrate that soft clamping enables this cascaded energy transfer and amplifies the effective geometric nonlinearity of the driven mode by an order of magnitude. Analytical and finite element-based reduced-order models capture the key features of the coupling cascade and clarify its underlying mechanism. The phenomenon is generic in nonlinear vibrational systems and can be tailored through soft-clamping design strategies.
title Cascade of Modal Interactions in Nanomechanical Resonators with Soft Clamping
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00805