Radio-frequency-to-optical conversion using acoustic and optical whispering-gallery modes

R Yamazaki, A Okada, A Noguchi, S Akao… - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
R Yamazaki, A Okada, A Noguchi, S Akao, Y Tsukahara, K Yamanaka, N Takeda, Y Tabuchi
Physical Review A, 2020APS
Whispering gallery modes (WGMs), circulating modes near the surface of a spheroidal
material, have been known to exhibit high-quality factors for both acoustic and
electromagnetic waves. Here, we report an electro-optomechanical system, where the
overlapping WGMs of acoustic and optical waves along the equator of a dielectric sphere
strongly couple to each other. The triple-resonance phase-matching condition provides a
large enhancement of the Brillouin scattering only in a single sideband, and conversion from …
Whispering gallery modes (WGMs), circulating modes near the surface of a spheroidal material, have been known to exhibit high-quality factors for both acoustic and electromagnetic waves. Here, we report an electro-optomechanical system, where the overlapping WGMs of acoustic and optical waves along the equator of a dielectric sphere strongly couple to each other. The triple-resonance phase-matching condition provides a large enhancement of the Brillouin scattering only in a single sideband, and conversion from the input radio-frequency signal exciting the acoustic mode to the output optical signal is observed.
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