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Optomechanical crystals

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  • Matt Eichenfield

    (Thomas J. Watson Sr Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • Jasper Chan

    (Thomas J. Watson Sr Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • Ryan M. Camacho

    (Thomas J. Watson Sr Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • Kerry J. Vahala

    (Thomas J. Watson Sr Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • Oskar Painter

    (Thomas J. Watson Sr Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

Abstract

Optomechanical crystals: light and sound controlled In a photonic crystal, periodic variations of the refractive index of the host medium are used to manipulate the properties of light, whereas in a phononic crystal it is the mechanical vibrations that are subject to such control. Now Eichenfield et al. have constructed a silicon-chip-based device incorporating an engineered material combining both properties. In the resulting 'optomechanical crystals', strong coupling between photons and phonons makes it possible to control both light and mechanical vibrations in a small space, resulting in an enhanced light–matter interaction. Possible applications for devices using optomechanical crystals include signal processing in photonics and electronics, or as sensitive detectors of tiny masses (such as biomolecules) with high spatial resolution.

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  • Matt Eichenfield & Jasper Chan & Ryan M. Camacho & Kerry J. Vahala & Oskar Painter, 2009. "Optomechanical crystals," Nature, Nature, vol. 462(7269), pages 78-82, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:462:y:2009:i:7269:d:10.1038_nature08524
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08524
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    1. Hengjiang Ren & Tirth Shah & Hannes Pfeifer & Christian Brendel & Vittorio Peano & Florian Marquardt & Oskar Painter, 2022. "Topological phonon transport in an optomechanical system," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.
    2. I-Tung Chen & Bingzhao Li & Seokhyeong Lee & Srivatsa Chakravarthi & Kai-Mei Fu & Mo Li, 2023. "Optomechanical ring resonator for efficient microwave-optical frequency conversion," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
    3. Shengyan Liu & Hao Tong & Kejie Fang, 2022. "Optomechanical crystal with bound states in the continuum," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.
    4. Lukas Tenbrake & Alexander Faßbender & Sebastian Hofferberth & Stefan Linden & Hannes Pfeifer, 2024. "Direct laser-written optomechanical membranes in fiber Fabry-Perot cavities," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.

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