Title :
Moving boundary and photoelastic contributions to optomechanical coupling in GaAs microcavities
Author :
Balram, Krishna C. ; Davanco, Marcelo ; Srinivasan, Kartik
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanoscale Sci. & Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We present simulations and measurements examining moving boundary and photoelastic contributions to the optomechanical coupling rate in GaAs microdisks, and discuss nanobeam optomechanical crystal geometries with the potential for enhanced coupling rates.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; micro-optics; microcavities; photoelasticity; GaAs; microcavities; microdisks; moving boundary contributions; nanobeam optomechanical crystal geometries; optomechanical coupling; photoelastic contributions; Couplings; Crystals; Gallium arsenide; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995382
