Mesoscopic chaos mediated by Drude electron-hole plasma in silicon optomechanical oscillators

Jiagui Wu; Shu-Wei Huang; Yongjun Huang; Hao Zhou; Jinghui Yang; Jia-Ming Liu; Mingbin Yu; Guoqiang Lo; Dim-Lee Kwong; Shukai Duan; Chee Wei Wong

doi:10.1038/ncomms15570

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Mesoscopic chaos mediated by Drude electron-hole plasma in silicon optomechanical oscillators

Jiagui Wu,
Shu-Wei Huang,
Yongjun Huang,
Hao Zhou,
Jinghui Yang,
Jia-Ming Liu,
Mingbin Yu,
Guoqiang Lo,
Dim-Lee Kwong,
Shukai Duan,
Chee Wei Wong

Affiliations

Jiagui Wu: College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Southwest University
Shu-Wei Huang: Fang Lu Mesoscopic Optics and Quantum Electronics Laboratory, University of California
Yongjun Huang: Fang Lu Mesoscopic Optics and Quantum Electronics Laboratory, University of California
Hao Zhou: Fang Lu Mesoscopic Optics and Quantum Electronics Laboratory, University of California
Jinghui Yang: Fang Lu Mesoscopic Optics and Quantum Electronics Laboratory, University of California
Jia-Ming Liu: Electrical Engineering, University of California
Mingbin Yu: Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR
Guoqiang Lo: Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR
Dim-Lee Kwong: Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR
Shukai Duan: College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Southwest University
Chee Wei Wong: Fang Lu Mesoscopic Optics and Quantum Electronics Laboratory, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15570
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Chaotic behaviour of optomechanical systems has only recently been investigated and observed. Here, Wuet al. study the chaos dynamics in a silicon platform where coupled electron-hole plasma dynamics is possible, providing a route towards chip-scale mesoscopic nonlinear dynamics.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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