Title :
Optomechanical torsional sensing in photonic crystal split-beam nanocavities
Author :
Wu, Min ; Hryciw, Aaron C. ; Freeman, Mark R. ; Davis, John P. ; Barclay, Paul E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Quantum Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Abstract :
Photonic crystal split-beam nanocavities are proposed and fabricated for optomechanical detection of torsional motion. Large optomechanical transduction around 20 GHz/nm allows for predicted torsional sensitivities down to 10-20 N·m√Hz.
Keywords :
nanofabrication; nanophotonics; nanosensors; optical fabrication; optical sensors; photonic crystals; optomechanical torsional motion detection; optomechanical torsional motion sensing; optomechanical transduction; photonic crystal split-beam nanocavity fabrication; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Optical device fabrication; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Photonic crystals; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
