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
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;
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
