Weak signal enhancement by nonlinear resonance control in a forced nano-electromechanical resonator

Avishek Chowdhury, Marcel G. Clerc, Sylvain Barbay, Isabelle Robert-Philip and Remy Braive ()
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Avishek Chowdhury: Université Paris-Saclay, 10 Boulevard Thomas Gobert
Marcel G. Clerc: Universidad de Chile
Sylvain Barbay: Université Paris-Saclay, 10 Boulevard Thomas Gobert
Isabelle Robert-Philip: Université de Montpellier, CNRS
Remy Braive: Université Paris-Saclay, 10 Boulevard Thomas Gobert

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Driven non-linear resonators can display sharp resonances or even multistable behaviours amenable to induce strong enhancements of weak signals. Such enhancements can make use of the phenomenon of vibrational resonance, whereby a weak low-frequency signal applied to a bistable resonator can be amplified by driving the non-linear oscillator with another appropriately-adjusted non-resonant high-frequency field. Here we demonstrate experimentally and theoretically a significant resonant enhancement of a weak signal by use of a vibrational force, yet in a monostable system consisting of a driven nano-electromechanical nonlinear resonator. The oscillator is subjected to a strong quasi-resonant drive and to two additional tones: a weak signal at lower frequency and a non-resonant driving at an intermediate frequency. We analyse this phenomenon in terms of coherent nonlinear resonance manipulation. Our results illustrate a general mechanism which might have applications in the fields of microwave signal amplification or sensing for instance.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15827-3

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