Optomechanical synchronization across multi-octave frequency spans

Caique C. Rodrigues; Cauê M. Kersul; André G. Primo; Michal Lipson; Thiago P. Mayer Alegre; Gustavo S. Wiederhecker

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25884-x

Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Optomechanical synchronization across multi-octave frequency spans

Caique C. Rodrigues,
Cauê M. Kersul,
André G. Primo,
Michal Lipson,
Thiago P. Mayer Alegre,
Gustavo S. Wiederhecker

Affiliations

Caique C. Rodrigues: Applied Physics Department, Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, University of Campinas
Cauê M. Kersul: Applied Physics Department, Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, University of Campinas
André G. Primo: Applied Physics Department, Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, University of Campinas
Michal Lipson: Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
Thiago P. Mayer Alegre: Applied Physics Department, Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, University of Campinas
Gustavo S. Wiederhecker: Applied Physics Department, Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, University of Campinas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25884-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Higher order synchronization in optomechanical devices is relatively unexplored. Here the authors use nonlinear parametric effects to entrain an optomechanical oscillator with a drive signal several octaves away from the oscillation frequency, and demonstrate RF frequency division.

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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