Title :
Oscillation linewidth and brownian noise in a radiation-pressure-driven opto-mechanical oscillator
Author :
Hossein-Zadeh, Mani ; Rokhsari, Hossein ; Vahala, Kerry J.
Author_Institution :
T.J. Watson Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
For the first time we have studied the linewidth of mechanical oscillations in a radiation-pressure-driven microtoroid opto-mechanical oscillator and we demonstrate that Brownian noise is the dominant noise mechanism in this oscillator.
Keywords :
Brownian motion; optical resonators; oscillations; Brownian noise; mechanical oscillations; opto mechanical oscillator; oscillation linewidth; radiation pressure driven; Frequency measurement; Mechanical variables measurement; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Radio frequency; Resonance; Temperature; (230.1150) All-optical devices; (230.4910) Oscillators; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629126
