Title :
Strong optomechanical coupling in a nanobeam cavity based on hetero optomechanical crystals
Author :
Zhilei Huang ; Kaiyu Cui ; Yongzhuo Li ; Xue Feng ; Yidong Huang ; Fang Liu ; Wei Zhang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A hetero optomechanical crystal nanobeam cavity with high mechanical frequency of 5.88 GHz is proposed. By enhancing the overlap between optical and strain field, an optomechanical coupling rate as high as 1.31 MHz is achieved.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; nanophotonics; optical resonators; frequency 5.88 GHz; hetero optomechanical crystals; mechanical frequencγ; nanobeam cavity; optical field; optomechanical coupling; strain field; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Crystals; Optical coupling; Optical reflection; Periodic structures; Strain;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
