DocumentCode
2260603
Title
Surface optomechanics: Observation of surface acoustic resonances in whispering gallery resonators
Author
Bahl, Gaurav ; Zehnpfennig, John ; Tomes, Matthew ; Carmon, Tal
Author_Institution
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate the excitation of a mechanical Rayleigh surface mode through optical electrostriction in a silica microsphere resonator. These modes have applications in optomechanical photonic oscillators and surface acoustic wave based sensing.
Keywords
Rayleigh waves; electrostriction; optical resonators; silicon compounds; whispering gallery modes; mechanical Rayleigh surface mode; optical electrostriction; optomechanical photonic oscillators; silica microsphere resonator; surface acoustic resonances; surface optomechanics; whispering gallery resonators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5951480
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