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
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