Title :
Coherent excitation of multiple nano-opto-mechanical modes in silicon with ultrafast time-domain spectroscopy
Author :
Cox, Jonathan A. ; Siddiqui, Afzal ; Rakich, Peter T. ; Shin, Hae-Young ; Jarecki, Robert L. ; Starbuck, Andrew
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We present the first time-domain measurement of a guided-wave nano-opto-mechanical system, resulting in the coherent excitation of multiple mechanical modes. We deconvolved the electronic and mechanical responses to observe the evolution of the coherent superposition.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; light coherence; nanophotonics; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; coherent excitation; electronic responses; guided-wave nanooptomechanical system; mechanical responses; multiple nanooptomechanical modes; time-domain measurement; ultrafast time-domain spectroscopy; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Time-domain analysis; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
