Quantum-limited, cavity-free nano-optomechanical vectorial coupling with SiC nanowires and carbon nanotubes

Author

Gloppe, A. ; Verlot, P. ; Dupont-Ferrier, E. ; Kuhn, A.G. ; Pigeau, B. ; Rohr, Stephan ; Siria, A. ; Poncharal, P. ; Vincent, Pierre ; Bachelier, G. ; Arcizet, O.

Author_Institution

Inst. Neel, Univ. Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France

fYear

2013

fDate

12-16 May 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Most of the optomechanical studies [1] have so far been restricted to objects with sizes much larger than the optical wavelength. Sensitive nano-optomechanical coupling has also been evidenced, but with wavelength size objects which were incorporated into advanced optical microcavity designs. We report a new of ultra-sensitive nano-optomechanical system that breaks these barriers, and enables unprecedentedly sensitive vectorial nanomechanical motion detection of objects (SiC nanowires and CNT) far smaller than the optical wavelength.

Keywords

carbon nanotubes; micro-optomechanical devices; nanophotonics; nanowires; silicon compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; C; SiC; carbon nanotubes; nanowires; optical microcavity design; optical wavelength; quantum-limited cavity-free nanooptomechanical vectorial coupling; sensitive nanooptomechanical coupling; sensitive vectorial nanomechanical motion detection; Laser beams; Nanowires; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Sensitivity; Silicon carbide;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0593-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801219

Filename

6801219