Title :
Coherent regenerative optomechanical oscillation of a silica microsphere in an aqueous environment
Author :
Wenyan Yu ; Wei Jiang ; Qiang Lin ; Tao Lu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Abstract :
We observed optomechanical oscillations at 384-kHz by immersing a silica microsphere in an aqueous environment. Despite of high dissipation, the device displays a laser threshold power of 0.98-mW and a mechanical Q of 1,648.
Keywords :
Q-factor; micro-optomechanical devices; silicon compounds; aqueous environment; coherent regenerative optomechanical oscillation; frequency 384 kHz; high dissipation; laser threshold power; mechanical Q; power 0.98 mW; silica microsphere; Cavity resonators; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
