On-chip mechanical exceptional points based on an optomechanical zipper cavity

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2202.13154v1
• Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 15:02:00 GMT
• Title: On-chip mechanical exceptional points based on an optomechanical zipper cavity
• Authors: Ning Wu, Kaiyu Cui, Qiancheng Xu, Xue Feng, Fang Liu, Wei Zhang, Yidong Huang
• Abstract summary: Exceptional points (EPs) represent a distinct type of spectral singularity in non-Hermitian systems. EPs are expected to be further exploited for mechanical sensing, topology energy transfer, nonreciprocal dynamics etc.
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• Abstract: Exceptional points (EPs) represent a distinct type of spectral singularity in non-Hermitian systems, and intriguing physics concepts have been studied with optical EPs recently. As a system beyond photonics, the mechanical oscillators coupling with many physical systems are expected to be further exploited EPs for mechanical sensing, topology energy transfer, nonreciprocal dynamics etc. In this study, we demonstrated on-chip mechanical EPs with a silicon optomechanical zipper cavity, wherein two near-degenerate mechanical breathing modes are coupled via a single co-localized optical mode. By tailoring the dissipative and coherent couplings between two mechanical oscillators, the spectral splitting with 1/2 order response, a distinctive feature of EP, was observed successfully. Our work provides an integrated platform for investigating the physics related to mechanical EPs on silicon chips and suggests their possible applications for ultrasensitive measurements.

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