Oscillations and synchronism in optomechanical cavities

• Grant number: 11/14942-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2012
• End date: July 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Gustavo Silva Wiederhecker
• Grantee: Gustavo de Oliveira Luiz
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Coupling between mechanical modes of vibration and electromagnetic modes in micro-cavities allows one to amplify or dump thermal vibrations present in these cavities. The amplification regime is of great technological interest since these cavities may operate as radio-frequency optomechanical oscillators, with oscillation frequencies up to the GHz scale. In this dissertation we will explore this regime of oscillations and the possibility of synchronizing two distinct cavities through a strictly optical coupling.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

LUIZ, Gustavo de Oliveira. Oscillation in optomechanical cavities. 2013. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin Campinas, SP.