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Single-photon optomechanics.

A Nunnenkamp¹, K Børkje, S M Girvin

¹Department of Physics and Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.

Physical Review Letters

|September 10, 2011

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Researchers are entering a new era of optomechanics where single photons significantly move mechanical oscillators. This study explores this single-photon strong-coupling regime, revealing unique behaviors and providing tools for future experiments.

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Area of Science:

Quantum physics
Optomechanics
Nanotechnology

Background:

Optomechanics studies the interaction between light and mechanical motion.
Experiments are nearing the single-photon strong-coupling regime, where quantum effects dominate.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the behavior of optomechanical systems in the single-photon strong-coupling regime.
To identify observable signatures and provide tools for exploring this novel regime.

Main Methods:

Theoretical analysis of the power spectrum and cavity response.
Master-equation simulations to model the crossover from weak to strong coupling.
Analysis of steady states in the presence of multiphoton transitions.

Main Results:

In the resolved-sideband limit, the power spectrum exhibits multiple sidebands and the cavity response shows several resonances.
The crossover to the single-photon strong-coupling regime was simulated.
Non-Gaussian steady states of the mechanical oscillator were observed when multiphoton transitions are resonant.

Conclusions:

The study characterizes the unique phenomena occurring in the single-photon strong-coupling regime of optomechanics.
The findings offer practical tools for detecting and utilizing this regime in future experiments.