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Synthesized Kuramoto potential via optomechanical Floquet engineering
Motoki Asano1, Hajime Okamoto1, Hiroshi Yamaguchi1
1Basic Research Laboratories, NTT, Inc., 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan.
Science Advances
|September 17, 2025
Summary
We demonstrate dynamically tunable synchronization in optomechanical oscillators using Floquet engineering. This technique allows precise control over couplings, enabling novel multistable states and exotic dynamics for advanced applications.
Area of Science:
- Nonlinear physics
- Quantum optics
- Mesoscopic systems
Background:
- Synchronization is crucial in nonlinear physics and technology.
- Experimental synchronization is often limited to static regimes.
- Controlling oscillator coupling is key to exploring complex dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore multistable and dynamically tunable synchronization.
- To utilize Floquet engineering for precise control of optomechanical oscillators.
- To investigate novel synchronization phenomena and their applications.
Main Methods:
- Applying periodically modulated laser light to optomechanical oscillators.
- Utilizing Floquet engineering to control oscillator couplings.
- Analyzing quantized phase slips and multioctave synchronizations.
Main Results:
- Achieved stable and precise control of oscillator couplings.
- Demonstrated tunable multistability and quantized integer/fractional phase slips.
- Synthesized multioctave synchronizations with tailorable multistability.
- Observed exotic phase-space trajectories with nontrivial winding numbers and giant nonreciprocity.
Conclusions:
- Optomechanical Floquet engineering enables dynamic control of synchronization.
- This method opens new avenues for studying complex oscillator networks.
- Potential applications in biological systems and advanced information processing.
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