Title :
Optomechanics of strongly-coupled stacked monolithic microdisks
Author :
Eichenfield, Matt ; Painter, Oskar
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a pair of strongly-coupled, stacked monolithic silicon nitride microdisk resonators coupled to a tapered optical fiber. High-frequency optomechanical interactions between the two microdisks are induced by both optical force and photothermal effects.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical fibres; optical resonators; photothermal effects; silicon compounds; high frequency optomechanical interactions; optical force; optomechanics; photothermal effects; stacked monolithic silicon nitride microdisk resonators; strongly coupled stacked monolithic microdisks; tapered optical fiber; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical wavelength conversion; Resonance; Silicon; (230.1150) All-optical devices; (230.3990) Micro-optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
