DocumentCode
1675636
Title
Surface optomechanics: Calculation of love surface acoustic waves on microresonators
Author
Zehnpfennig, John ; Letarte, Matthew ; Sadowski, Robert W. ; Raftery, James J., Jr.
Author_Institution
Photonics Res. Center, United States Mil. Acad., West Point, NY, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We calculate optomechanically excited Love waves on the surface of a silica whispering-gallery microresonator surrounded by air and pollutants. We show a method for sensing and distinguishing type or concentration of pollutant via frequency shift.
Keywords
Love waves; air pollution measurement; atmospheric techniques; micromechanical resonators; frequency shift; love surface acoustic waves; pollutant concentration; pollutant type; silica whispering-gallery microresonator; surface optomechanics; Microcavities; Optical surface waves; Sensors; Silicon compounds; Surface acoustic waves; Surface contamination;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326487
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