Nonreciprocal conversion between radio-frequency and optical photons with an optoelectromechanical system

Year: 2022

Authors: Eshaqi-Sani N., Zippilli S., Vitali D.

Autors Affiliation: Univ Camerino, Sch Sci & Technol, Phys Div, I-62032 Camerino, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Perugia, via A Pascoli, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; Consiglio Nazl Richerce Inst Nazl Ott, Lgo Enr Fermi 6, I-50125 Florence, Italy.

Abstract: Nonreciprocal systems breaking time-reversal symmetry are essential tools in modern quantum technologies enabling the suppression of unwanted reflected signals or extraneous noise entering through detection ports. Here we propose a scheme enabling nonreciprocal conversion between optical and radio-frequency (rf) photons using exclusively optomechanical and electromechanical interactions. The nonreciprocal transmission is obtained by interference of two dissipative pathways of transmission between the two electromagnetic modes established through two distinct intermediate mechanical modes. In our protocol, we apply a bichromatic drive to the cavity mode and a single-tone drive to the rf resonator, and use the relative phase between the drive tones to obtain nonreciprocity. We show that perfect nonreciprocal transduction can be obtained in the limit of large cooperativity in both directions, from optical to rf and vice versa. We also study the transducer noise and show that mechanical thermal noise is always reflected back onto the isolated port. In the limit of large cooperativity, the input noise is instead transmitted in an unaltered way in the allowed direction; in particular one has only vacuum noise in the output rf port in the case of optical-to-rf conversion.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Volume: 106 (3)      Pages from: 32606-1  to: 32606-12

More Information: We acknowledge the support of the European Union Horizon 2020 Programme for Research and Innovation through the Project No. 862644 (FET Open QUARTET) . N.E.S acknowledges the TRIL support of the Abdus Salam International Centre of Theoretical Physics (ICTP) .
KeyWords: Non-reciprocity; Microwave; Cavity; Waves
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.106.032606

Citations: 9
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