• DocumentCode
    688929
  • Title

    On the performance and sensitivity limit of mass sensing with optomechanical oscillation

  • Author

    Fenfei Liu ; Alaie, Seyedhamidreza ; Yang Deng ; Leseman, Zayd C. ; Hossein-Zadeh, Mani

  • Author_Institution
    Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We characterize the mass sensing properties of microtoroidal optomechanical oscillator (OMO). We show a record sensitivity slope of 1300 Hz/pg and study the impact of mass distribution, mode selection and noise on mass sensitivity.
  • Keywords
    micro-optics; microsensors; optical noise; optical resonators; optical sensors; oscillations; mass distribution; mass sensing properties; microtoroidal optomechanical oscillator; optical noise; Frequency measurement; Optical noise; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Oscillators; Sensitivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833308