Title :
Mass sensing with optomechanical oscillation
Author :
Liu, Fenfei ; Lan, Shoufeng ; Hossein-Zadeh, Mani
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the application of optomechanical oscillator (OMO) as a high-resolution mass sensor. Preliminary experimental results and theoretical analysis show that the optomechanical oscillator can function as a low-power mass sensor with sub-pg sensitivity.
Keywords :
electromagnetic oscillations; low-power electronics; mass measurement; micro-optomechanical devices; optical sensors; OMO; high-resolution mass sensor; low-power mass sensor; mass sensing; optomechanical oscillation; sub-pg sensitivity; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical resonators; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
