Title :
Opto-mechanical modal spectroscopy: Opto-excited vibrations of a micron-scale on-chip resonator
Author :
Carmon, Tal ; Vahala, Kerry J.
Author_Institution :
Caltech, 1200 E. California BLVD. Pasadena 91125, USA
Abstract :
Radiation pressure is used to excite vibrational modes of an optical micro-cavity at GHz rates. Many spectral lines associated with high-order vibrational modes are measured. Perturbation of the cavity geometry is observed to induce splitting of the spectral lines.
Keywords :
Frequency; Mechanical variables measurement; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Quantum mechanics; Spectroscopy; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431020
