Issue 36, 2022

Terahertz cavity optomechanics using a topological nanophononic superlattice

Abstract

Cavity optomechanical systems operating at the quantum ground state provide a novel way for the ultrasensitive measurement of mass and displacement and provide a new toolbox for emerging quantum information technologies. The high-frequency optomechanical devices could reach the quantum ground state at a high temperature because the access to high frequency is favorable for the cavity optomechanical devices to decouple from the thermal environment. However, reaching ultra-high frequency (THz) is extremely difficult due to the structure of cavity optomechanical devices and properties of materials. In this paper, by introducing acoustic topological interface states, we designed a THz mechanical frequency semiconductor pillar microcavity optomechanical device based on a GaAs/AlAs nanophononic superlattice. In the optomechanical system, multi-optical cavity modes are obtained and the frequency separation between adjacent optical modes is equal to the frequency of the mechanical mode (optomechanical frequency matching). By detuning the laser pump to a lower (higher) energy-resolved sideband to make a spontaneously scattering photon doubly resonate with optical cavity modes at an anti-Stokes (Stokes) frequency and pump frequency, we can achieve an anti-Stokes (Stokes) scattering efficiency 2600 (1800) times larger than that of Stokes (anti-Stokes) scattering, which provides potential for laser cooling and low threshold phonon lasing in the optomechanical system.

Graphical abstract: Terahertz cavity optomechanics using a topological nanophononic superlattice

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Kho 2022
Accepted
16 Mha 2022
First published
17 Mha 2022

Nanoscale, 2022,14, 13046-13052

Terahertz cavity optomechanics using a topological nanophononic superlattice

H. Chang, Z. Li, W. Lou, Q. Yao, J. Lai, B. Liu, H. Ni, Z. Niu, K. Chang and J. Zhang, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 13046 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR03376C

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