Open AccessStraightforward method to measure optomechanically induced transparency
Author(s) -
Frank Buters,
Fernando Remigio Tamariz Luna,
Matthew Weaver,
Hedwig Eerkens,
K. Heeck,
S.P.J. de Man,
Dirk Bouwmeester
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.25.012935
Subject(s) - optics , resonator , physics , homodyne detection , measure (data warehouse) , direct conversion receiver , signal beam , transparency (behavior) , beam (structure) , computer science , computer security , database
We demonstrate a simple method to measure optomechanically induced transparency (OMIT) in a Fabry-Perot based system using a trampoline resonator. In OMIT, the transmitted intensity of a weak probe beam in the presence of a strong control beam is modified via the optomechanical interaction, leading to an ultra-narrow optical resonance. To retrieve both the magnitude and the phase of the probe beam, a homodyne detection technique is typically used. We have greatly simplified this method by using a single acousto-optical modulator to create a control and two probe beams. The beat signal between the transmitted control and probe beams shows directly the typical OMIT characteristics. This method therefore demonstrates an elegant solution when a homodyne field is needed but experimentally not accessible.