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Optical non-reciprocity and slow light propagation in coupled spinning optomechanical resonators

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Abstract

Recently [Nature 558, 7711, 569 (2018)] architectures based on fiber coupled spinning micro-ring optomechanical resonators have shown ability to perform non-reciprocal light propagation without using traditional means such as magneto-optical based Faraday rotation. Motivated by these studies, we investigate the optical transmission of pump-probe driven spinning optomechanical micro-ring resonators coupled in a series configuration [arXiv:1810.03709]. The main focus of our work is to analyze how changing optical Sagnac effect due to same or opposite spinning directions of resonators can provide means to non-reciprocal and delayed transmission of the probe light. We expect the results to be relevant to the problem of photon transport in quantum networks and quantum communications.

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Authors

  • Imran Mirza

    Macklin Quantum Information Sciences, Dept. of Physics, Miami Univ.

  • Spencer Kirn

    Ohio University, The University of Southern Mississippi, Washington University in St. Louis, Dept. of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal Univ., Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A\&M Univ., Institut für Kernphysik, Eckerd College, Iowa State University, Louisiana State University, 13691563688, University of Dayton, Austrilian National University, Benet lab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, The University of Akron, Dept. of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University, Columbus Nanoworks, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, College of William and Mary

  • Spencer Kirn

    Ohio University, The University of Southern Mississippi, Washington University in St. Louis, Dept. of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal Univ., Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A\&M Univ., Institut für Kernphysik, Eckerd College, Iowa State University, Louisiana State University, 13691563688, University of Dayton, Austrilian National University, Benet lab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, The University of Akron, Dept. of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University, Columbus Nanoworks, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, College of William and Mary