Dual-mode phonon dynamics and lasing in optomechanical cavities

[EN] We use the full nonlinear bifurcation theory as a powerful methodology to thoroughly classify and predict the phonon lasing dynamics in optomechanical cavities. We exemplify its scope in the very relevant and so far vaguely explored dynamics of dual-mode phonon lasing when two independent mecha...

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Autores: Ortiz-Fernández, Raúl|||0000-0002-4998-0201, Martínez, Alejandro|||0000-0001-5448-0140, Mas-Arabi, Carlos|||0000-0001-5564-5365, Milián Enrique, Carles|||0000-0001-8492-366X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/231758
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/231758
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Optomechanical cavities
Phonon dynamics
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Sumario:[EN] We use the full nonlinear bifurcation theory as a powerful methodology to thoroughly classify and predict the phonon lasing dynamics in optomechanical cavities. We exemplify its scope in the very relevant and so far vaguely explored dynamics of dual-mode phonon lasing when two independent mechanical modes are directly coupled to one optical field. We uncover a plethora of different lasing regimes in a fixed and realistic cavity geometry, including single- and dual-mode lasing, and an example of chaos. All dynamical regimes are unambiguously associated with bifurcations of different natures, which may exhibit both super- and subcritical natures characterizing the often hysteretic behavior of the systems when they are externally driven by a time-varying laser source. Our results, generalizable to any other optomechanical system, open unprecedented pathways to understand and control the formation and dynamics of optomechanical frequency combs.