Bistability in a hybrid optomechanical system: effect of a gain medium

In this paper, we investigate the optical bistability of a hybrid optomechanical system consisting of two coupled cavities: a bare optomechanical cavity (with an oscillating mirror at one end) and a traditional one. The traditional cavity is filled with an optical parametric amplifier (OPA), and an...

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Published in:Laser physics 2017-11, Vol.27 (11), p.115202
Main Authors: Nejad, A Asghari, Baghshahi, H R, Askari, H R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
optical bistability
optical parametric amplifier
optomechanics
oscillating mirror
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Summary:In this paper, we investigate the optical bistability of a hybrid optomechanical system consisting of two coupled cavities: a bare optomechanical cavity (with an oscillating mirror at one end) and a traditional one. The traditional cavity is filled with an optical parametric amplifier (OPA), and an input pump laser is applied to it. The Hamiltonian of the system is written in a rotating frame. The dynamics of the system is driven by the quantum Langevin equations of motion. We demonstrate that the presence of an OPA can dramatically affect the type of stability of the optomechanical cavity. We show that it is possible to create a proper optical bistability for the optomechanical cavity by changing the gain coefficient of the OPA. Also, it is shown that changing the phase of the field driving the OPA has two different effects on the bistability region of the optomechanical cavity. Moreover, we show that by choosing a proper value for the detuning of the traditional cavity it is possible to observe a tristable behavior in the optomechanical cavity.
ISSN:1054-660X
1555-6611
DOI:10.1088/1555-6611/aa8bac