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Membrane-Based Optomechanical Accelerometry

Authors: Mitul Dey Chowdhury; Aman R. Agrawal; Dalziel J. Wilson;

Membrane-Based Optomechanical Accelerometry

Abstract

Optomechanical accelerometers promise quantum-limited readout, high detection bandwidth, self-calibration, and radiation pressure stabilization. We present a simple, scalable platform that enables these benefits with nano-$g$ sensitivity at acoustic frequencies, based on a pair of vertically integrated Si$_3$N$_4$ membranes with different stiffnesses, forming an optical cavity. As a demonstration, we integrate an ultrahigh-Q ($>10^7$), millimeter-scale Si$_3$N$_4$ trampoline membrane above an unpatterned membrane on the same Si chip, forming a finesse $\mathcal{F}\approx2$ cavity. Using direct photodetection in transmission, we resolve the relative displacement of the membranes with a shot-noise-limited imprecision of 7 fm/$\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$, yielding a thermal-noise-limited acceleration sensitivity of 562 n$g/\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$ over a 1 kHz bandwidth centered on the fundamental trampoline resonance (40 kHz). To illustrate the advantage of radiation pressure stabilization, we cold damp the trampoline to an effective temperature of 4 mK and leverage the reduced energy variance to resolve an applied stochastic acceleration of 50 n$g/\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$ in an integration time of minutes. In the future, we envision a small-scale array of these devices operating in a cryostat to search for fundamental weak forces such as dark matter.

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Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall), FOS: Physical sciences, Physics - Applied Physics, Applied Physics (physics.app-ph), Physics - Optics, Optics (physics.optics)

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