Title :
All optical control of optomechanical filters
Author :
Deotare, Parag B. ; Bulu, Irfan ; Frank, Ian W. ; Quan, Qimin ; Ilic, Rob ; Loncar, Marko
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate optical reconfiguration of coupled photonic crystal nanobeam cavities by using optical gradient force. The on-chip temperature sensing scheme along with pulsed operation allows us to estimate and control thermal and optomechanical effects.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical control; optical filters; photonic crystals; all optical control; on-chip temperature sensing scheme; optical gradient force; optomechanical effects; optomechanical filters; photonic crystal nanobeam cavities; thermal effects; Cavity resonators; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6