• DocumentCode
    2236366
  • Title

    High Q optomechanical resonators in silicon nitride nanophotonic circuits

  • Author

    Fong, King Yan ; Pernice, Wolfram ; Li, Mo ; Tang, Hong

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate nanophotonic circuits for integration of high Q micromechanical resonators and nanooptical components. Mechanical resonance of nanostring is actuated and readout by optomechanical interaction. Quality factor up to 696,000 is obtained.
  • Keywords
    micromechanical resonators; nanophotonics; silicon compounds; SiN; high Q micromechanical resonators; high Q optomechanical resonators; mechanical resonance; nanooptical components; nanostring; optomechanical interaction; quality factor; silicon nitride nanophotonic circuits; Harmonic analysis; Nanoscale devices; Optical device fabrication; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Q factor; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950468