Force sensing in a dual-mode optomechanical system with linear-quadratic coupling and modulated photon hopping

Opt Lett. 2021 Jul 1;46(13):3075-3078. doi: 10.1364/OL.425484.

Abstract

A weak force sensor scheme is presented in an optomechanical system, in which the two cavity modes couple to a mechanical mode with linear and quadratic coupling. Due to introducing time-dependent hopping, the linear and quadratic coupling terms coexist under the rotating-wave approximation in the interaction picture. Compared with the quantum non-demolition measurement (ignoring the quadratic optomechanical coupling), the current scheme can decrease the additional noise to a lower level. Our proposal provides a promising platform for improving the detection of a weak force.