Optomechanically Induced Birefringence and Optomechanically Induced Faraday Effect
Optomechanically Induced Birefringence and Optomechanically Induced Faraday Effect
We demonstrate an optomechanical platform where optical mode conversion mediated by mechanical motion enables the arbitrary tailoring of polarization states of propagating light fields. Optomechanical interactions are realized in a Fabry-Pérot resonator, which naturally supports two polarization-degenerate states while an optical control field induces rotational symmetry breaking. Applying such principles, …