Optomechanical oscillator network, control and synchronization methods, and applications

摘要

A synchronizable optomechanical oscillator (OMO) network including at least two dissimilar silicon nitride (Si3N4) optomechanical resonators that can be excited to evolve into self-sustaining optomechanical oscillators (OMOs) coupled only through an optical radiation field. The tunability of the optical coupling between the oscillators enables one to externally control the dynamics and switch between coupled and individual oscillation states.

主权项

1. A synchronizable optomechanical oscillator (OMO) network, comprising:
a plurality of dissimilar OMOs each characterized by a different mechanical resonant frequency and operable in a regenerative oscillation mode, which are coupled only via an optical radiation field; and an OMO tuner adapted to tune a single one of the plurality of OMOs in a regenerative oscillation mode to an optical resonant frequency of the single OMO, whereby the plurality of coupled, dissimilar OMOs can be controllably synchronized.