Title :
Dynamics of a tethered silicon photonic crystal membrane due to optical gradient, photothermal and Casimir forces
Author :
Pui-Chuen Hui;David Woolf;Eiji Iwase;Irfan Bulu;Alejandro Rodriguez;Mughees Khan;Parag Deotare;Steven G. Johnson;Federico Capasso;Marko Lončar
Author_Institution :
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
fDate :
5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We experimentally studied the effects of optical gradient and photothermal forces on the optomechanics of tethered silicon membranes. Novel engineering of support arms facilitates tunable optomechanical coupling and probing of Casimir interactions.
Keywords :
"Force","Optical surface waves","Silicon","Optical coupling","Biomembranes","Optical interferometry","Dynamics"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
