Title :
Synchronization of coupled optomechanical oscillators
Author :
Zhang, Mian ; Wiederhecker, Gustavo S. ; Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Barnard, Arthur ; McEuen, Paul L. ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally the synchronization of two micromechanical oscillators actuated by the optical radiation field. The mutual coupling is purely optical and fully tunable. Upon synchronization, the phase noise drops in agreement with the prediction.
Keywords :
micro-optomechanical devices; microactuators; optical couplers; oscillators; phase noise; synchronisation; actuator; coupled optomechanical oscillators; micromechanical oscillators; mutual coupling; optical radiation field; phase noise; synchronization; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical signal processing; Optical surface waves; Oscillators; Resonant frequency; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
