Feedback Enhanced Sensitivity in Optomechanics: Surpassing the Parametric Instability Barrier

Abstract

The intracavity power, and hence sensitivity, of optomechanical sensors is commonly limited by parametric instability. Here we characterize the parametric instability induced sensitivity degradation in a micron scale cavity optomechanical system. Feedback via optomechanical transduction and electrical gradient force actuation is applied to suppress the parametric instability. As a result a 5.4 fold increase in mechanical motion transduction sensitivity is achieved to a final value of $1.9\times 10^{-18}\mathrm{mH}{\mathrm{z}}^{-1/2}$.

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