arXiv · 1202.0532
Enhanced quantum nonlinearities in a two mode optomechanical system
Abstract
In cavity optomechanics, nanomechanical motion couples to a localized optical mode. The regime of single-photon strong coupling is reached when the optical shift induced by a single phonon becomes comparable to the cavity linewidth. We consider a setup in this regime comprising two optical modes and one mechanical mode. For mechanical frequencies nearly resonant to the optical level splitting, we find the photon-phonon and the photon-photon interactions to be significantly enhanced. In addition to dispersive phonon detection in a novel regime, this offers the prospect of optomechanical photon measurement. We study these QND detection processes using both analytical and numerical approaches.
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Max Ludwig, Amir H. Safavi-Naeini, Oskar Painter, Florian Marquardt. 2012-02-02. Enhanced quantum nonlinearities in a two mode optomechanical system. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.109.063601
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