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Modulated Electromechanics: Large Enhancements of Nonlinearities

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Author(s)

Raymond W. Simmonds, Jie-Qiao Liao, Kurt Jacobs, Franco Nori

Abstract

It is well-known that the nonlinear coupling between a mechanical oscillator and a superconducting oscillator or optical cavity can be used to generate a Kerr-nonlinearity for the cavity mode. We show that the strength of this Kerr-nonlinearity, as well as the e ect of the photon-pressure force can be enormously increased by modulating the strength of the nonlinear coupling. We present an electromechanical circuit in which this enhancement can be readily realized.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
16
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

MEMS, Micromechanical devices, Radiation pressure, Superconducting devices
Superconducting electronics, Nanomechanics and Physics

Citation

Simmonds, R. , Liao, J. , Jacobs, K. and Nori, F. (2014), Modulated Electromechanics: Large Enhancements of Nonlinearities, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/7/072001 (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created July 16, 2014, Updated November 10, 2018
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