• DocumentCode
    1648763
  • Title

    Radiation-pressure-driven micro-mechanical oscillator

  • Author

    Rokhsari, H. ; Kippenberg, T.J. ; Carmon, T. ; Vahala, K.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    6
  • fYear
    2005
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate for the first time, self generation of mechanical vibrations at RF frequencies stimulated directly by the radiation pressure of circulating photons within optical micro-cavities.
  • Keywords
    micromechanical resonators; microwave photonics; optical resonators; oscillations; radiation pressure; vibrations; RF frequencies; circulating photons; microresonators; optical micro-cavities; photonics; radiation-pressure-driven micro-mechanical oscillator; self generated mechanical vibrations; Microcavities; Optical coupling; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Oscillators; Q factor; Radio frequency; Resonance; Vibrations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.193182
  • Filename
    1493003