Vibrational Kerr solitons in an optomechanical microresonator
arXiv:2109.14506 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.073901
Abstract
Soliton microcombs based on Kerr nonlinearity in microresonators have been a prominent miniaturized coherent light source. Here, for the first time, we demonstrate the existence of Kerr solitons in an optomechanical microresonator, for which a nonlinear model is built by incorporating a single mechanical mode and multiple optical modes. Interestingly, an exotic vibrational Kerr soliton state is found, which is modulated by a self-sustained mechanical oscillation. Besides, the soliton provides extra mechanical gain through the optical spring effect, and results in phonon lasing with a red-detuned pump. Various nonlinear dynamics is also observed, including limit cycle, higher periodicity, and transient chaos. This work provides a guidance for not only exploring many-body nonlinear interactions, but also promoting precision measurements by featuring superiority of both frequency combs and optomechanics.
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