Two-dimensional phononic-photonic band gap optomechanical crystal cavity.
We present the fabrication and characterization of an artificial crystal structure formed from a thin film of silicon that has a full phononic band gap for microwave X-band phonons and a two-dimensional pseudo-band gap for near-infrared photons. An engineered defect in the crystal structure is used to localize optical and mechanical resonances in the band gap of the planar crystal. Two-tone optical spectroscopy is used to characterize the cavity system, showing a large coupling (g0/2π≈220  kHz) between the fundamental optical cavity resonance at ωo/2π=195  THz and colocalized mechanical resonances at frequency ωm/2π≈9.3  GHz.
Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Amir H
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Safavi-Naeini
Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Jeff T
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Hill
Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Seán
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Meenehan
Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Jasper
J
Chan
Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Simon
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Gröblacher
Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Oskar
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Painter