School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanking University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanking, Jiangsu, 210023, China.
Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, SA1 8EN, UK.
Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 6;7(1):4822. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05020-w.
Generating various laser sources is important in the communication systems. We propose an approach that uses a mechanical resonator coupled with the optical fibre system to produce periodic and chaotic optical signals. The resonator is structured in such a way that the nonlinear oscillation occurs conveniently. The mechanical apparatus in the configuration is the well known resonating system featured by the negative stiffness. The mechanical resonance is converted to reflected optical signal with the same dynamic properties as the mechanical oscillation, subsequently interacting with the optical signal within the optical fibre. The optical radiative force on the mechanical structure is also considered in the analysis. The coupled electro-optomechanical system has been analysed, and results show that the mechanical resonator has the capability to control the dynamics of the optical signal precisely. The system will have potential applications in tunable laser sources.
生成各种激光源在通信系统中很重要。我们提出了一种方法,使用机械谐振器与光纤系统相结合来产生周期性和混沌的光学信号。谐振器的结构方式使得非线性振荡很容易发生。该配置中的机械装置是众所周知的谐振系统,其特点是负刚度。机械共振被转换为具有与机械振荡相同动态特性的反射光学信号,然后与光纤内的光学信号相互作用。在分析中还考虑了对机械结构的光辐射力。对耦合的电光机械系统进行了分析,结果表明,机械谐振器能够精确地控制光学信号的动力学。该系统将在可调谐激光源中有潜在的应用。