DocumentCode
2664453
Title
>1GHz Optically Excited Vibrations of a Micron-Scale On-Chip Sphere
Author
Carmon, Tal ; Vahala, Kerry J.
Author_Institution
Caltech, Pasadena, CA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-24 Aug. 2006
Firstpage
193
Lastpage
194
Abstract
>1 GHz optically-induced vibrations are demonstrated in an on-chip micron-scaled device in which radiation pressure of a (CW) optical input pushes the structure to mechanically oscillate. Many mechanical eigen-modes are investigated
Keywords
micro-optomechanical devices; microcavities; photoexcitation; quantum optics; radiation pressure; vibrational modes; mechanical eigen-modes; mechanical oscillation; on-chip micron-scale sphere; optical excited vibrations; radiation pressure; spherical microcavity; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Vibrations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2006. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9562-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OMEMS.2006.1708331
Filename
1708331
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