Title :
Thermo-optomechanical oscillations in high-Q ZBLAN microspheres
Author :
Yang Deng ; Flores-Flores, Milton R. ; Jain, Ravinder K. ; Hossein-Zadeh, Mani
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater. (CHTM), Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate thermo-optomechanical oscillators based on high-Q spherical ZBLAN microcavities and characterize their oscillatory behavior both theoretically and experimentally. We discuss the relevance of the outcomes for sensing applications.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; lanthanum compounds; micro-optics; oscillators; sodium compounds; thermo-optical devices; zirconium compounds; ZBLAN; high-Q microspheres; high-Q spherical microcavity; oscillatory behavior; sensing application; thermo-optomechanical oscillation; thermo-optomechanical oscillator; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656633
