Quantum transport in optomechanical arrays with disorder

• Grant number: 14/09254-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2014
• End date: September 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Antonio Vidiella Barranco
• Grantee: Thales Figueiredo Roque
• Supervisor: Florian Marquardt
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
• Associated to the scholarship: 12/10476-0 - Optomechanical systems in a cavity with three mirrors., BP.DR

Abstract

Optomechanical arrays consist of lattices of optical and vibrational modes coupled together by radiation forces. Their effective bandstructure for photons and phonons can be tuned via a laser drive, creating a versatile and novel model system for many condensed-matter phenomena. In this project, we propose to study the effects of disorder on quantum transport in such structures. This will be essential for upcoming first experimental realizations of optomechanical arrays in the near future. (AU)