Title :
Optomechanics in gallium phosphide microdisks
Author :
Mitchell, Matthew ; Hryciw, Aaron C. ; Barclay, Paul E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Quantum Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Abstract :
Gallium phosphide microdisk optical cavities with intrinsic quality factors Qi ~ 2.8 × 105 at 1.5 μm are demonstrated. No two-photon absorption is observed. Saturation of internal optical loss, and optomechanical coupling to radial breathing modes with g0 ~ 30 kHz is observed.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Q-factor; gallium compounds; integrated optics; micro-optics; optical losses; optical resonators; wide band gap semiconductors; GaP; gallium phosphide microdisks; internal optical loss saturation; intrinsic quality factors; optical cavities; optomechanical coupling; radial breathing modes; wavelength 1.5 mum; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
