Abstract
We describe a method of analysis which allows for reconstructing the nonlinear disturbance of a high harmonic oscillator. When the oscillator is driven with two or more frequencies, the nonlinearity causes intermodulation of the drives, resulting in a complicated spectral response. Analysis of this spectrum allows one to approximate the nonlinearity. The method, which is generally applicable to measurements based on resonant detection, increases the information content of the measurement without requiring a large detection bandwidth, and optimally uses the enhanced sensitivity near resonance to extract information and minimize error due to detector noise.
- Received 15 November 2009
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.050801
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