Permanent Directional Heat Currents in Lattices of Optomechanical Resonators

Anno: 2020

Autori: Denis Z., Biella A., Favero I., Ciuti C.

Affiliazione autori: Univ Paris, Lab Mat & Phenomenes Quant, CNRS, F-75013 Paris, France.

Abstract: We study the phonon dynamics in lattices of optomechanical resonators where the mutually coupled photonic modes are coherently driven and the mechanical resonators are uncoupled and connected to independent thermal baths. We present a general procedure to obtain the effective Lindblad dynamics of the phononic modes for an arbitrary lattice geometry, where the light modes play the role of an effective reservoir that mediates the phonon nonequilibrium dynamics. We show how to stabilize stationary states exhibiting directional heat currents over arbitrary distance, despite the absence of thermal gradient and of direct coupling between the mechanical resonators.

Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Volume: 124 (8)      Da Pagina: 83601-1  A: 83601-6

Maggiori informazioni: We thank D. Rossini for discussions. This work was supported by ERC via Consolidator Grants NOMLI No. 770933 and CORPHO No. 616233, and by ANR via the project UNIQ.
Parole chiavi: Photons; Driven
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.083601

Citazioni: 8
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