Title :
Surface acoustic wave modulation of optical cavities on a suspended membrane
Author :
Tadesse, Semere A. ; Huan Li ; Qiyu Liu ; Mo Li
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
Optical race-track resonators and one-dimensional photonic crystal cavities are integrated with surface acoustic wave devices on a suspended piezoelectric aluminum nitride film to realize strong, ultrafast sound-light interaction.
Keywords :
acousto-optical modulation; aluminium compounds; integrated optics; membranes; optical films; optical resonators; photonic crystals; piezoelectric materials; surface acoustic wave devices; surface acoustic waves; AlN; one-dimensional photonic crystal cavities; optical cavities; optical race-track resonators; sound-light interaction; surface acoustic wave devices; surface acoustic wave modulation; suspended membrane; suspended piezoelectric aluminum nitride film; Aluminum nitride; Cavity resonators; Optical films; Optical resonators; Surface acoustic waves; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
