Manipulating motion with light: Gradient force optomechanics in double-disk microcavities

Author

Rosenberg, J.C. ; Lin, Q. ; Hill, J. ; Painter, O.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

18-20 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Optical forces have been utilized in wide-ranging applications, from optical tweezing to laser cooling, for nearly forty years. Utilizing a double-microdisk nano-optomechanical system, we demonstrate coherent mechanical oscillation, highly efficient self-cooling, broadband wavelength routing, fast optical switching, and sensitive phonon detection in a simple, on-chip silicon-based platform.

Keywords

integrated optics; laser cooling; micro-optomechanical devices; microcavities; nanophotonics; optical switches; oscillations; phonons; silicon; telecommunication network routing; Si; broadband wavelength routing; coherent mechanical oscillation; double-disk microcavities; double-microdisk nanooptomechanical system; fast optical switching; gradient force optomechanics; laser cooling; on-chip silicon-based platform; optical forces; optical tweezing; self-cooling; sensitive phonon detection; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical imaging; Optical resonators; Optical sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Photonics (IP), 2011 ICO International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-315-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICO-IP.2011.5953745

Filename

5953745