Enhanced photon-phonon cross-Kerr nonlinearity with two-photon driving

We propose a scheme to significantly enhance the cross-Kerr (CK) nonlinearity between photons and phonons in a quadratically coupled optomechanical system (OMS) with two-photon driving. This CK nonlinear enhancement originates from the parametric-driving-induced squeezing and the underlying nonlinea...

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Published in:Optics letters 2018-05, Vol.43 (9), p.2050-2053
Main Authors: Yin, Tai-Shuang, Lü, Xin-You, Wan, Liang-Liang, Bin, Shang-Wu, Wu, Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data processing
Nonlinearity
Phonons
Photons
Quantum nondemolition
Quantum phenomena
Quantum theory
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Summary:We propose a scheme to significantly enhance the cross-Kerr (CK) nonlinearity between photons and phonons in a quadratically coupled optomechanical system (OMS) with two-photon driving. This CK nonlinear enhancement originates from the parametric-driving-induced squeezing and the underlying nonlinear optomechanical interaction. Moreover, the noise of the squeezed mode can be suppressed completely by introducing a squeezed vacuum reservoir. As a result of this dramatic nonlinear enhancement and the suppressed noise, we demonstrate the feasibility of the quantum nondemolition measurement of the phonon number in an originally weak coupled OMS. In addition, the photon-phonon blockade phenomenon is also investigated in this regime, which allows for performing manipulations between photons and phonons. This Letter offers a promising route towards the potential application for the OMS in quantum information processing and quantum networks.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.43.002050