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Efficient mapping and tracking the properties of micromechanical resonators using phase-lock loops with closely-spaced frequencies
Agnes Zinth, Samer Houri, Menno Poot
Studying the dynamical behavior of micro- and nano-mechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS) is essential in various fields from nonlinear dynamics to quantum technologies. Hence, it is i…
Acoustically-Coupled MEMS Transducer Pairs with Loss and Gain
Samer Houri, Rachid Haouari, Bart P. Weekers +1
This work treats the dynamics of pairs of microelectromechanical ultrasound transducers (MUTs) that are immersed in water and acoustically coupled through the fluid medium. A serie…
Comparing the performance of direct and parametric drives for piezoelectric MEMS actuators
Samer Houri, Veronique Rochus
This work investigates and compares the response of piezoelectrically actuated nonlinear microelectromechanical devices (MEMS) to direct and to degenerate parametric drives. We des…
MEMS-EYE: A M/NEMS platform for the investigation of multi-physical and complex nonlinear systems
Samer Houri, Gaetan Kerschen
The ultimate goal of this research proposal is the creation of a micro-optomechanical intelligence. The proposal centers on the development and investigation of very large-scale in…
A Kuramoto Network in a Single Nonlinear Microelectromechanical Device
Samer Houri, Motoki Asano, Hajime Okamoto +1
This work presents a frequency multiplexed 3-limit cycles network in a multimode microelectromechanical nonlinear resonator. The network is composed of libration limit cycles and b…
The Librator: A new dynamical regime for nonlinear microelectromechanical devices
Samer Houri, Motoki Asano, Hajime Okamoto +1
We present a novel mode of operation for Duffing-type nonlinear microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices whereby a self-sustained multi-frequency output is generated. This new librato…
Generation and propagation of topological solitons in a chain of coupled parametric-micromechanical-resonator arrays
Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Samer Houri
Using a coupled parametric-resonator array for generating and propagating a topological soliton in its rotating-frame phase space is theoretically and numerically investigated. In…
Multimode internal resonances in a MEMS self-sustained oscillator
S. Houri, D. Hatanaka, M. Asano +1
We investigate the dynamics of a microelectromechanical (MEMS) self-sustained oscillator supporting multiple resonating and interacting modes. In particular, the interaction of the…
Modal Analysis Investigation of Mechanical Kerr Frequency Combs
Samer Houri, Daiki Hatanaka, Yaroslav M. Blanter +1
The aim of this work is to theoretically investigate the possibility of Kerr frequency combs in mechanical systems. In particular, whether microelectrome-chanical devices (MEMS) ca…
High-frequency stochastic switching of graphene resonators near room temperature
Robin J. Dolleman, Pierpaolo Belardinelli, Samer Houri +3
Stochastic switching between the two bistable states of a strongly driven mechanical resonator enables detection of weak signals based on probability distributions, in a manner tha…
Pulse-width modulated oscillations in a nonlinear resonator under two-tone driving as a means for MEMS sensor readout
Samer Houri, Ryuichi Ohta, Motoki Asano +2
A MEMS Duffing resonator is driven by two adjacent frequency tones into the nonlinear regime. We show that if the two-tone drive is applied at a frequency where a bistable response…
Very large scale characterization of graphene mechanical devices using a colorimetry technique
Santiago Jose Cartamil-Bueno, Alba Centeno, Amaia Zurutuza +3
We use a scalable optical technique to characterize more than 21000 circular nanomechanical devices made out of suspended single- and double-layer graphene on cavities with differe…
Graphene mechanical pixels for Interferometric MOdulator Displays (GIMOD)
Santiago J. Cartamil-Bueno, Dejan Davidovikj, Alba Centeno +4
Graphene, the carbon monolayer and 2D allotrope of graphite, has the potential to impact technology with a wide range of applications such as optical modulators for high-speed comm…
Graphene multi-mode parametric oscillators
Robin J. Dolleman, Samer Houri, Abhilash Chandrashekar +3
In the field of nanomechanics, parametric excitations are of interest since they can greatly enhance sensing capabilities and eliminate cross-talk. However, parametric excitations…
Optomechanics for thermal characterization of suspended graphene
Robin J. Dolleman, Samer Houri, Dejan Davidovikj +4
Thermal properties of suspended single-layer graphene membranes are investigated by characterization of their mechanical motion in response to a high-frequency modulated laser. A c…
Direct and parametric synchronization of a graphene self-oscillator
S. Houri, S. J. Cartamil-Bueno, M. Poot +3
We explore the dynamics of a graphene nanomechanical oscillator coupled to a reference oscillator. Circular graphene drums are forced into self-oscillation, at a frequency fosc, by…
Colorimetry technique for scalable characterization of suspended graphene
Santiago J. Cartamil-Bueno, Peter G. Steeneken, Alba Centeno +3
Previous statistical studies on the mechanical properties of chemical-vapor-deposited (CVD) suspended graphene membranes have been performed by means of measuring individual device…
Dynamic relaxation oscillations in a nonlinearly driven quartz crystal
S. Houri, M. J. Geuze, W. J. Venstra
We demonstrate thermo-mechanical relaxation oscillations in a strongly driven quartz crystal. Dynamic bifurcation leads to two stable oscillation states with a distinct electrical…