In atomic systems, electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) has been the subject of much experimental research, as it enables light to be slowed and stopped. This study demonstrates EIT and tunable optical delays in a nanoscale optomechanical device, fabricated by simply etching holes into a thin film of silicon. These results indicate significant progress towards an integrated quantum optomechanical memory, and are also relevant to classical signal processing applications: at room temperature, the system can be used for optical buffering, amplification and filtering of microwave-over-optical signals.
- A. H. Safavi-Naeini
- T. P. Mayer Alegre
- O. Painter
