Title :
Extreme tuning of microphotonic structures using optical forces
Author :
Wiederhecker, Gustavo S. ; Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Lee, Sunwoo ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We show evidence of extreme tuning of micro-photonic resonances (31.4 nm) using optical gradient forces. We estimate the static mechanical displacements to be as large as 60 nm using mW level optical powers.
Keywords :
Laser tuning; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical ring resonators; Optical tuning; Resonance; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
