• DocumentCode
    520049
  • Title

    Tunable optical forces and mode beating in coupled nano-mechanical beam waveguides

  • Author

    Pernice, Wolfram ; Li, Mo ; Fong, Kingyan ; Tang, Hong

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We analyze the effect of spatial mode beating on optical forces in coupled waveguide resonators. Continuous sign and amplitude change is achieved through optical phase tuning. Competing force components are decomposed via optical mode expansion.
  • Keywords
    optical resonators; optical tuning; optical waveguides; coupled nano-mechanical beam waveguides; coupled waveguide resonators; optical mode expansion; optical phase tuning; spatial mode beating effect of; tunable optical forces; Coupling circuits; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical recording; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499609