Sensitive optomechanical transduction of electric and magnetic signals to the optical domain

Anders Simonsen, Sampo Antero Saarinen, Juan Diego Sanchez, Jan Henrik Ardenkjaer-Larsen, Albert Schliesser, Eugene Simon Polzik

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Abstract

We report a radio-frequency-to-optical converter based on an electro-optomechanical transduction scheme where the electrical, optical, and mechanical interface was integrated on a chip and operated with a fiber-coupled optical setup. The device was designed for field tests in a magnetic resonance scanner where its small form-factor and simple operation is paramount. For the appurtenant magnetic resonance detection circuit at 32 MHz, we demonstrate transduction with an intrinsic magnetic field sensitivity of 8 fT/Hz, noise figure 2.3 dB, noise temperature 210 K, voltage noise 99 pV/Hz, and current noise 113 pA/Hz, all in a 3 dB-bandwidth of 12 kHz. Such sensitivity and bandwidth make the transducer a valuable alternative to conventional electronic preamplifiers that additionally is directly compatible with fiber communication networks.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftOptics Express
Vol/bind27
Udgave nummer13
Sider (fra-til)18561-18578
ISSN1094-4087
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 24 jun. 2019

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