Title :
Surface optomechanics: Observation of surface acoustic resonances in whispering gallery resonators
Author :
Bahl, Gaurav ; Zehnpfennig, John ; Tomes, Matthew ; Carmon, Tal
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the excitation of a mechanical Rayleigh surface mode through optical electrostriction in a silica microsphere resonator. These modes have applications in optomechanical photonic oscillators and surface acoustic wave based sensing.
Keywords :
Rayleigh waves; electrostriction; optical resonators; silicon compounds; whispering gallery modes; mechanical Rayleigh surface mode; optical electrostriction; optomechanical photonic oscillators; silica microsphere resonator; surface acoustic resonances; surface optomechanics; whispering gallery resonators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
