Optomechanical systems with a Fano membrane in the middle

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22526v1
• Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:56:54 GMT
• Title: Optomechanical systems with a Fano membrane in the middle
• Abstract summary: We investigate optomechanics with a photonic-crystal Fano membrane placed at the center of a Fabérory-Pt (FP) cavity.<n>We show that the Fano-induced hybridization can generate narrow optical normal modes that remain efficiently to the external drive.<n>Our results establish Fano MIM systems as a promising platform for spectral and optomechanical engineering.
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• Abstract: Conventional membrane-in-the-middle (MIM) optomechanical systems offer limited control over the optical linewidth, which can limit their performance when operating in the unresolved-sideband regime. We investigate cavity optomechanics with a photonic-crystal Fano membrane placed at the center of a Fabry-Pérot (FP) cavity. In contrast to a conventional dielectric membrane, the photonic-crystal membrane supports a localized optical resonance, which hybridizes with the cavity field and enables spectral engineering of the relevant optical modes. Besides the usual dispersive optomechanical coupling associated with cavity-length changes, the membrane motion also modifies the Fano-mode resonance and its hybridization with the cavity field. We consider two limits set by the membrane reflectivity: a transparent-membrane regime with a single FP-like mode, and a reflective-membrane regime with two coupled subcavity modes. In the latter case, only the symmetric cavity mode hybridizes with the Fano mode, while the antisymmetric mode remains decoupled. Using quantum Langevin equations together with a transfer-matrix description of the optical scattering problem, we show that the Fano-induced hybridization can generate narrow optical normal modes that remain efficiently accessible to the external drive for experimentally realistic parameters. These modes can provide effective sideband resolution and enable ground-state cooling of the membrane motion even when the bare cavity is in the unresolved-sideband regime. Our results establish Fano MIM systems as a promising platform for spectral and optomechanical engineering.

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