A photonic transistor device based on photons and phonons in a cavity electromechanical system

作者：Jiang, Cheng^*; Zhu, Ka Di

来源：Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics , 2013, 46(4): 045303.

DOI：10.1088/0022-3727/46/4/045303

• Electromechanical systems
• Microwave field
• Nanomechanical resonators
• Photonic transistors
• Quantum information technologies
• Signal fields
• Superconducting microwave cavity
• Transmission spectrums

We present a scheme for photonic transistors based on photons and phonons in a cavity electromechanical system, which is composed of a superconducting microwave cavity coupled to a nanomechanical resonator. Control of the propagation of photons is achieved through the interaction of microwave field (photons) and nanomechanical vibrations (phonons). By calculating the transmission spectrum of the signal field, we show that the signal field can be efficiently attenuated or amplified, depending on the power of a second 'gating' (pump) field. This scheme may be a promising candidate for single-photon transistors and pave the way for numerous applications in telecommunication and quantum information technologies.

• 出版日期2013-1-30
• 单位淮阴师范学院; 上海交通大学