Title :
Thermo-optical effects on the transduction of mechanical motion of a microspherical pendulum
Author :
Ward, Jonathan ; Wu, Yuqiang ; Chormaic, Síle Nic
Abstract :
We investigate the thermo-optical effects on the transduction of the mechanical motion of a micro spherical pendulum evanescently coupled to a tapered optical fiber. Pendulum motion of 1-2 nm is determined by forced gap and frequency modulation.
Keywords :
frequency modulation; micro-optomechanical devices; optical fibre couplers; optical modulation; pendulums; thermo-optical effects; evanescent coupling; forced gap; frequency modulation; mechanical motion; microspherical pendulum; optical transduction; tapered optical fiber; thermo-optical effects; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
