• DocumentCode
    732849
  • Title

    Controlling carbon nanotube mechanics with optical microcavities

  • Author

    Mian Zhang ; Barnard, Arthur ; McEuen, Paul L. ; Lipson, Michal

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate optomechanically induced amplification of carbon nanotube (CNT) mechanical modes using optical microcavities. We also show direct imaging of the spatial profile of CNT mechanical modes using optical readout.
  • Keywords
    carbon nanotubes; micro-optics; microcavities; nanophotonics; C; carbon nanotube mechanical modes; direct imaging; optical microcavities; optical readout; optomechanically induced amplification; spatial profile; Carbon nanotubes; Cavity resonators; Optical device fabrication; Optical feedback; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183286