Quasinormal mode theory of elastic Purcell factors and Fano resonances of optomechanical beams

Abstract

We introduce a quasinormal mode theory of mechanical open-cavity modes for optomechanical resonators, and demonstrate the importance of using a generalized (complex) effective mode volume and the phase of the quasinormal mode. We first generalize and fix the normal mode theories of the elastic Purcell factor, and then show a striking example of coupled quasinormal modes yielding a pronounced Fano resonance. Our theory is exemplified and confirmed by full three-dimensional calculations on optomechanical beams, but the general findings apply to a wide range of mechanical cavity modes. This quasinormal mechanical mode formalism, when also coupled with a quasinormal theory of optical cavities, offers a unified framework for describing a wide range of optomechanical structures where dissipation is an inherent part of the resonator modes.

arXiv comment11 pages, 7 figures

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