DocumentCode
3119186
Title
Characterization of a Radiation-Pressure-Driven Micromechanical Oscillator
Author
Hossein-Zadeh, Mani ; Rokhsari, Hossein ; Hajimiri, Ali ; Vahala, Kerry
Author_Institution
TJ Watson Lab of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
fYear
2006
fDate
38869
Firstpage
405
Lastpage
408
Abstract
We present results of an experimental study of the oscillation frequency, linewidth, RF-spectrum and the phase noise of a radiation-pressure-driven optomechanical oscillator in a microtoroidal geometry. Through this study we identify the critical parameters that can be used for tailoring the desired characteristics of this device
Keywords
micro-optomechanical devices; oscillators; phase noise; spectral line breadth; RF-spectrum; microtoroidal geometry; oscillation frequency; oscillator linewidth; phase noise; radiation-pressure-driven micromechanical oscillator; radiation-pressure-driven optomechanical oscillator; Micromechanical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Oscillators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location
Miami, FL
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0074-0
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-0074-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FREQ.2006.275419
Filename
4053797
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