Straightforward method to measure optomechanically induced transparency.

Abstract

We demonstrate a simple method to measure optomechanically induced transparency (OMIT) in a Fabry-Perot based system using a trampoline resonator. In OMIT, the transmitted intensity of a weak probe beam in the presence of a strong control beam is modified via the optomechanical interaction, leading to an ultra-narrow optical resonance. To retrieve both the magnitude and the phase of the probe beam, a homodyne detection technique is typically used. We have greatly simplified this method by using a single acousto-optical modulator to create a control and two probe beams. The beat signal between the transmitted control and probe beams shows directly the typical OMIT characteristics. This method therefore demonstrates an elegant solution when a homodyne field is needed but experimentally not accessible.