• DocumentCode
    3461340
  • Title

    Near-field optical transducer for nanomechanical resonators

  • Author

    Basarir, O. ; Bramhavar, Suraj ; Ekinci, K.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Eng. & the Photonics Center, Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    8-11 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    165
  • Lastpage
    166
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a near-field interface in the form of a tapered-fiber waveguide for transduction of nanomechanical motion. Small oscillations of a nanomechanical resonator are actuated by dipole forces and detected by scattering of evanescent waves.
  • Keywords
    nanophotonics; optical fibres; optical resonators; optical sensors; transducers; dipole forces; evanescent wave scattering; nanomechanical resonators; near-field optical transducer; tapered-fiber waveguide; Measurement by laser beam; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Nanoelectromechanical systems; displacement detection; evanescent waves; near-field;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • ISSN
    2160-5033
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0334-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2011.6031049
  • Filename
    6031049